In most circles, that phrase means that you get intoxicated easily...but for us, it means that you embrace all things ugly. In essence, you are intoxicated by cheap humor.
Enter Neil LeBaron: the original cheap date. When we were little kids, he used to sit in the dark behind the couch and wait until we were half an hour into a movie before jumping up behind us and scaring the Jehoshaphat out of us.
From cheap college/mission pranks to an unhealthy obsession with videos that showcase people getting hurt, dad personifies all things cheap date—and has given each of his children the same gift (much to our spouse's dismay).
Six years ago, Krista and I bought a little shih-tzu named Coco. For the last six years—from Brooklyn to The Bay Area, every time Dad sees Coco, he goes searching for one of the many ragged, stuffed rats, mice, bears, or snakes he has given her over the years to see if she'll tear into it with unabashed fury.
When he came to our apartment in Brooklyn in 2006, we was entertained for hours on end throwing the mouse back and forth across the apartment, listening to the cadence of her claws across the wood as she slid to and fro punishing the mouse with her 8-pound frame. I pity the neighbors below us.
This clip is for you dad. I love you. And I love that you're a cheap date. Enjoy.
