Imagine for a second, you’re sitting in your car at the side of a busy California highway, in your rear view is the red and white flash of a cop car. You fumble for your license and registration but it takes to long. The growling officer snaps, his bulging muscles burst the seams, tearing his uniform to shreds as his big green hand pulls you out the window by your terrified throat. We know – awesome.
It seems that in Los Angeles County that’s going to be a valid possibility, minus the special effect mumbo-jumbo. Lou Ferrigno – best known for playing the part of The Incredible Hulk in the ’78-’82 television series, has just signed on to be a Los Angeles County reserve deputy sheriff.
This is all quite reminiscent of David Lee Roth cast off the shackles of stardom to be a paramedic in 2004 New York City, except Lou’s not gangly and has better hair.
The Incredible Hulk‘s Lou Ferrigno (DVDs) has recently been sworn in
as a Los Angeles County reserve deputy sheriff. His new duties come
fully equipped with a badge, a baton and a pistol – the latter of which
he should promptly discard, because the Hulk could throw bullets way
faster than any gun!
Ferrigno, whose Father was a cop, seems pretty excited about all
this. He started training for it in September of ’05, and here at the
end of the learning-how road, he gushed:
"I am proud to be able to do
my part as part of the team and to help these brave and dedicated
deputy sheriffs in keeping Los Angeles County safe for the people who
live, work and visit here."
Plus, what he may have said if he only thought it: "If Herman Munster can drive Car 54, that’s how I know I can do this."
The ‘spray is pleased to reveal some of his new found job duties
for those of us who care, or are currently killing time while our boss
is out. Firstly, when you’ve got someone as valuable as Lou on your
side, you need to be very careful not to expend him prematurely. Yes,
there’s only one place for a face that famous – recruitment. It make
sense though, as in a shootout the only car door big enough for him to
duck behind is a sliding van door, and The Hulk does not drive mini vans to gun fights!
Ferrigno thoroughly promises that part of his new duties will never
include the throwing of passing train cars, wrapping street signs
around ill-intending bad guys, or intentionally wear brown torn
corduroys. He also vows not let Nick Nolte get the best of him.
Now does anyone out there feel bad for him? Any of you thinking:
"Poor guy, his Hulk money must be gone." Well don’t, because per year
the job reportedly pays $1, which translates to exactly several
thousand Mexican pesos The pay factor here would seem to indicate
this new job is by no means a financial necessity. That goes to show,
when you’re the Hulk, you never run out of green. That last joke is a
trade mark of hecklerspray.™
Read more:
‘Incredible Hulk’ Star a Reserve Deputy – ABC
[story by Shawn Lindseth]