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Curb Your Environmentalism...

Overheard on Curb Your Enthusiasm Sunday night:

The scene (and stop reading if you have Tivo'd it and haven't watched it yet):

Cheryl David has finally left her insufferable husband, Larry. Except for the family of refugees living in the David manse, everyone seems to have taken Cheryl's side in the separation. Larry is no longer on the guest list for social events with his crowd. Not a surprise, since the final straw was Cheryl calling from a scary plane ride about to tell Larry that she loved him in case anything happened to her (such as death) and him blowing her off because the Tivo guy was there and you know how hard it is to get the Tivo guy to come.

Anyway, Larry runs into his friend, noted environmentalist Ted Danson, on the street.

David: How come you didn't invite me to your oceans fundraiser?

Danson: I don't know. I thought you were a global-warming guy.

Incidentally, in real life, David is now separated from his wife, Laurie David. She's the founder of Stop Global Warming Now and has given generously to many environmental causes, many of which are lampooned with glee on the show. And Danson is a longtime oceans activist who was talking about water pollution long before it was trendy.

I admit I wasn't always a fan -- who wants to watch such a miserable guy inflict his misery on everyone else. But this season has been pretty funny, especially with all the environmental in jokes.

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