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April 6, 2012

Last Christmas redux

April 6, 2012

MAGGIE: So I’ve been thinking. You know how one of my biggest goals in life is to create a shot-by-shot remake of Wham’s “Last Christmas” video?

HUSBAND: Wait. What?

M: “Last Christmas.” Classic Wham. Remake.

H: I have no idea what those words mean.

So I busted out the video in all its mulleted-hair, reindeer-sweatered, Eskimo-hooded glory.

HUSBAND: You realize there’s snow in this video. And we live in Palm Springs.

MAGGIE: Hello, MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE STREET. We just need to wait for the next snowfall and then go up the tram.

H: Fine. That’s not until, like, November, but I’m not going to argue. So which character would you be?

M: The girl with the curly hair.

H: And who would I be?

M: Well, I thought you’d make a very nice Andrew Ridgeley. With a wig, of course.

H: Which one is he?

M: He’s the guy who hangs on my arm while I shoot longing looks across the table at George Michael.

H: Oh great. So I’m the guy who gets cheated on?

M: No! George Michael is my former flame! Haven’t you been paying attention to the video?

H: I was, but I got confused.

M: It’s all about the broach. FOLLOW THE BROACH.

H: This video makes no sense.

M: Hrumph. I don’t know what you’ve been doing since 1984, but clearly you weren’t watching any important videos.

H: Why were you involved with George Michael in the first place?

M: It’s like you don’t know me at all.