Tortilla Chips and Milk

Me and my iPod bored at work

My longtime friend JP and I were both TV kids so we remember the glorious time in our lives when we couldn't do anything else on Friday night but watch TV from a choice of four flippin channels. Anyway while reminiscing we came up with what is called the The Incredible Hulk-Dukes of Hazzard Effect. It's used to describe the mood swing from being anywhere from mildly melancholy/downright sad to pleased/extremely giddy for no apparent reason other than a change to your immediate surroundings.

Confused? Let's examine. Remember the Incredible Hulk show? Every week Bill Bixby would go to a new town start to form roots occasionally tapping a local, then he would turn into a big huge monster he has no control over and wreck the shit out the new place and then he'd have to leave. (OMG this is starting to sound like an allegory to my life cue the sadness early) Then you'd see Bill Bixby wearing tattered clothes walking down the road alone. To add to his misery he was forced to hitchhike which meant instantaneous death to any kid who watched Public Service Announcements. So you'd see him as the credits rolled and then the saddest piano music ever invented ("The Lonely Man Theme") would start playing. Since I was 8 years old that has been the television embodiment of sadness. Hearing this first notes which you can sample here breaks my tears out of eyejail.

Okay then you wait two minutes for commercials then you hear that rollicking music and the whiskey smooth voice of Waylon Jennings then you see that orange Dodge Charger with the doors welded shut spitting up dust. Fuck Bill Bixby it's Bo and Luke time baby! Dukes of Hazzard =Happiness.

What does this have to do with anything? I've just been recreating this effect since lunch. Sad to Happy, Sad to Happy, all thanks to my on-the-go playlist. Next up...Smooth music...