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Things from Parks and Rec That Need To Exist IRL

I was reflecting on Parks and Rec a little bit, and I thought of several things where I'm like "man, that needs to be a thing in real life." So, to continue Parks and Rec Week a little, I'm going to talk about some of these things. In No Particular Order. 1) Thoughts for Your Thoughts- This radio show just sounds amazing. First off, the voice of the host (or I guess the fill in host) is amazing, plus they always do interesting interviews and play music I'm sure you won't hear anywhere else. It just seems like it should be an actual show.  2) The Time Traveler's Optometrist- They made Leslie Knope's Pawnee book, they should definitely make The Time Traveler's Optometrist... it sounds awful but I'm sure the writers of Parks and Rec would make it really funny.  3) Crazy Ira and The Douche- Shock jocks with fart sounds? Yes! This probably exists already, but they are from Pawnee, so that makes it better.  4) Dennis Feinstein's ...

Man Crush Monday: Aziz Ansari (Parks and Rec Week)

(this pic shows exactly how I look at art. Lol)  1) His comedy is really unique because its a bit of everything- Aziz always does things like talk about pop culture, he name drops, he talks about his family, talks about dating, tells stories that he makes up, he talks about food, he sings... he just does a little bit of everything and he does it really really well. I think his first comedy special... Intimate Moments or something that its called really shows that. He even does an over-the top Dane Cook-type comedian thats supposed to be bad and he does it really good! He even told one joke as Randy, the character he does (from the movie Funny People) and one just as Aziz and its so funny to see the difference between the way he tells the same joke. Its something not a lot of people can do, and he does it brilliantly because he can do a little bit of everything. 2) He pokes fun at himself- He doesn't poke fun at himself too much, but he's okay with poking fun at himself a...