“Apu, we usually store our cans in the cupboard.” – Marge Simpson “Oh, they’ll never move that way.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon “Mmm, corn! Haven’t had that in a while.” – Lisa Simpson “Yeah, delicious corn.” – Bart Simpson This post probably belongs on our Twitter feed too, but what the hell – here’s Marge and Homer, in can form. I think we can agree that some people have way too much time on their hands. via Design You Trust.
Day: August 6, 2009
Those Look Comfy
“These white slippers are albino African endangered rhino.” – C.M. Burns Twitter is apparently having some problems today (hopefully nothing to do with this) so this is going up as a full post when perhaps it doesn’t deserve to be, but fuck it. I found the image below from Crappy Taxidermy on Boing Boing: And I immediately thought of this: And now I have the “See My Vest” song stuck in my head. Oh well.
Crazy Noises: The Old Man and the Lisa
“Mr. Burns, if you want people to do a good job you can’t bully them. You have to show them they’re appreciated.” – Lisa Simpson “Oh, capital idea partner. People, if we meet this week’s quota I’ll take you to the most duck filled pond you ever sat by.” – C.M. Burns “Aww hot diggity, that’s how they got me to vote for Lyndon LaRouche!” – Abe “Grandpa” Simpson In an attempt to fill the summer with love, hate and pointless Simpsons commentary we at the Dead Homer Society are going to spend some time overthinking Season 8. Why Season…
Michael Shermer & Marge Simpson FTW
“Ned, there’s an oil stain the parking lot that looks just like St. Barnabas.” – Rev. Lovejoy “Oh my stars!” – Ned Flanders It is, and always has been, easy to make a buck by taking advantage of people’s beliefs. This is something the Simpsons was long fond of mocking, from low grade hucksterism like Princess Opal to high grade hucksterism like organized Christianity. The video below is a real world application of that same principal. This is a talk given by a guy named Michael Shermer at the TED conference in 2006. He gives a little explanation of skeptical…
Quote of the Day
“You’ve got to start selling this for more than a dollar a bag. We lost four more men on this expedition.” – Ice Miner “If you can think of a better way to get ice, I’d like to hear it.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon