Speaking of fun events we’re missing, Jimmy Kimmel is in Austin,Texas for South by Southwest, where he conducted a special “Pot Quiz: Toasted Texas Edition.” Back home in L.A. Kimmel often asks pot smokers what they know about a variety of subjects. The results may amaze, astound or underwhelm you. I do ask you to withhold judgement until the end of the video, please.
Answers to the questions that elude concert-goers would not stump Jeopardy viewers; but the people questioned seem have an alternative store of knowledge at their disposal. A typical reveler is asked who died at the Alamo, and has not a clue…But he is not clueless. Asked ‘who died in Southpark’ and the immediate answer is. ‘Kenny!’ Well played. Kenny has died hundreds of times in the cartoon comedy.
How about Supreme Court Justices, surely the lady can name one! You know she can’t, but she can name an entire slew of Kardashians we’ve never heard of, and hope never to see. Here’s one, they will surely get. Who said ‘We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” If you don’t know, it will remain a mystery for a moment longer.
If you have concluded that it’s the happy wacky tabaccky that’s making these folks dumb, you’ll soon be forced to reconsider. We have living proof that a lifetime of smoking pot does not cause Stupid. Willy Nelson steps up to the plate and answers the questions with alacrity, then grumbles.
“I can’t believe they didn’t know it was FDR, they must be smokin’ better s*** than I’m gettin.'”