Famed Simpsons writer George Meyer pops up in The New Yorker from time to time. This piece, which to my surprise is free on-line, is from three years ago. In it Meyer demonstrates the panache for the absurd that served the show so well for so long. The premise is fairly simple, take one of the most boring things imaginable (in this case conferences) and describe it erotically using every word this side of “heaving”. The results are amazing: There’s nothing subtle about a PANEL DISCUSSION. Its thrills are dizzying, electric, a filthy mule kick to the greedy core of…
Day: March 10, 2010
Quote of the Day
Image taken from Wikimedia Commons. “Is this the chair I’ll be sitting on?” – Homer Simpson “Yeah. Now, I realize caring for Mr. Burns seems like a big job, but actually it’s just twenty-eight hundred small jobs.” – Mr. Smithers “Uh-huh, but this is the chair, right?” – Homer Simpson