"Do epic things."
--Travis Lee Dodson
2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D. - That root is heathen! Here, say this prayer.
1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition! Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil! Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective! Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is poison! Here, eat this root…
“Friday” is about the JFK assassination. The man driving the car JFK was in was named Samuel Kickin (Kickin in the front seat, sittin in the back seat…). The assassination occurred on a Friday, and after JFK was shot the secret service told Jackie Kennedy to “get down” (got to get down on Friday). The cold war and the spread of Communism are referenced (everybody’s Russian). Finally, instead of eating a breakfast of eggs and sausage that morning, JFK opted for a bowl of Bran Flakes (got to have my bowl- got to have cereal). The following Monday, JFK was due to sign a law that provided bus transportation to all students (got to catch my bus…)
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