“The bright blue flame indicates this was a particularly sweet donut.” – Principal Dondelinger The right half the image above is taken from our first link this week about a donut fire in New Zealand. There’s also a couple of cromulent lists, some excellent usage and a Japanese gymnast who made a perfect dismount on what was later revealed to be a broken leg. Seriously. Enjoy. D’oh! Springfield’s giant Simpsons doughnut gets toasted – The town of Springfield on the South Island of New Zealand received a 4.5 meter donut as a promotion for the movie. They were debating whether…
Day: October 2, 2009
The Deep Nerds vs. The Common People
Noted Simpsons aficionado Big Daddy Drew always includes a Simpsons quote in his weekly NFL preview column up at sports gossip blog Deadspin. This week, he went a little bit further: Gratuitous Simpsons Quote “Tough times, huh? I’ve lived through twelve recessions, eight panics, and five years of McKinleynomics. I’ll survive this.” That quote comes from the Burns Casino episode, which is one of my favorites. I usually get all Jamboroo Simpsons quotes from The Simpsons Archive. In terms of thoroughness of research, the site’s more comprehensive than the 9/11 commission. It’s got quotes, background details, all that shit. And…
Quote of the Day
Image used under Creative Commons license from Flicker user kevindooley. “For your information I’m about to read you a classic tale of terror by Edgar Allan Poe.” – Lisa Simpson “Wait a minute, that’s a school book.” – Bart Simpson “Don’t worry Bart, you won’t learn anything.” – Lisa Simpson