The Hall Way

I don't think you realize the lingering effects that The Arsenio Hall Show left on our culture. I'm sure you think some widely accepted phrases and words just magically appeared in our vernacular, and I'm sick and tired of Arsenio Hall not receiving the credit (and by "credit", I mean "blame") that he deserves.

Let's take, for instance, when you would like for an audience to give a performer a warm welcome to the stage, i.e. "Give it up for...Sinbad!". This is an Arsenio Original, and I still hear you people saying it every night, without properly crediting its originator. You are all Arsenio bit-hacks.

Referring to those you love as "my dogs". You know what? I could go on, but I'm too angry. Until the genius of Arsenio Hall is recognized, you people can go sit on a yam and rotate.

Maggie