Late last night, I was flipping through the channels when I came across "Pimp My Ride" on MTV. I just caught the end of the show, where the person was being reintroduced to their newly pimped out ride. I stuck around long enough to see that another episode was up next, so I stayed put.

Three hours and 6 pimped out cars later, I hadn't moved.

Important Note: You might think from reading this post that I'm a bad husband and father, spending 3+ straight hours watching MTV. That probably does disqualify me for husband/father of the year awards, but it's not as bad as it seems. There was family time before MTV time.

Other Important Note: Because I spent so much time watching pimped out rides and getting the boy to fall asleep, I really didn't get much sleep. That accounts for the general lameness of this post.

I can't help thinking that the show should be called "Steal My Ride." Understand this, when your ride gets pimped, it will get noticed. If I saw "X to the Z" putting two 30" LCD screens in your ride on TV, then I later saw your pimped out ride in a parking lot, I would have thoughts of taking a pimped out crowbar to your window (however, due to my inexperience in stealing cars, I would likely get caught before doing much else). If those thoughts would run through my head, I've gotta think Crackhead Willie wouldn't even hesitate. And he knows how to steal.

Anyway, back to pimping. Three hours of pimping rides had me thinking of all the inanimate objects out there that could be pimped (inanimate only because "Pimp My Sister" would be illegal in NY). I came up with entirely too many of these, but will spare you and only share one:

Original (boring) 1994 Grillmaster1000:

Meet the new, '05 style, pimped out Grillmaster1000:

Yes, that's a PS2 and a 20" flip-down LCD screen. Plus 17" Giovanni rims and Pirelli tires. I DARE your friends and coworkers to pass up your next barbeque.

You've officially been pimped.