The Duck Call

I'm giving complete and total credit for this post to our resident Brit, strategist Madeleine Milan. A couple months ago, I had the opportunity to deliver a high-five to Maddy. I was actually more of a recipient of it. It was loud. And it hurt. Really hurt. But I appreciated it, because it was done with such fervor and authority, that one can't help but feel that whatever the reason for the high-five, I deserved it.

A few weeks ago, I could hardly glance at my Facebook stream without seeing a new "$#*! people say" video. If you missed the meme, do a little Google searching—there's a video out there for pretty much any group you'd care to name: parents, kids, lawyers, marketers, pet-owners, people in major cities. Here's the New York one (pretty fair, I must say):

As a Brit in America, people frequently ask me if I watch Downton Abbey, to which I answer, “Of course I do. The Queen would behead me if I didn’t.”

Seriously though, I do watch Downton Abbey—not because the Queen makes me, but because it’s fun escapist nonsense in a world full of too much seriousness and bad news.

The best part about Downton Abbey isn’t just that it’s trashy fun with a British accent and funny hats, it’s that it’s educational trashy fun with a British accent and funny hats.

Earlier this week, Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced that it will no longer fund $700,000 annually to Planned Parenthood.