20 responses to “Quote of the Day”

1. 

   Professor Amazo aka Rob K.

   6 May 2015

   Haha.

2. 

   FireFlower

   6 May 2015

   He isn’t wearing any underwear either.

3. 

   Dick Steele

   6 May 2015

   Ah it’s so beautiful to see hand drawn characters, all with their own distinct looks and expressions.

   1. 

      Waylon Smithers

      6 May 2015

      And how they recycle some characters. One of the jurors is that guy from “Marge Gets a Job” who was forcibly retired (the one who said, “Please don’t let me retire. This job is all I have. I never married and my dog is dead.”)

      1. 

         Charles Norwood aka Professor Amazo aka Rob K.

         7 May 2015

         Lol sad.

4. 

   Extra Fancy Potato Chips

   6 May 2015

   You rest your case?

   1. 

      Lionel Hutz

      7 May 2015

      Oh no, I thought that was just a figure of speech. Case closed.

5. 

   Stan

   6 May 2015

   How did he manage to pull all of his speech through with no pants on, without being mocked mid-sentence? Or was his penis his “case”?

   1. 

      Waylon Smithers

      6 May 2015

      It’s called a twist. You think he’s arguing Marge’s case against her accidentally shoplifting from the Kwik-E-Mart and doing a good job of it until the judge says something.

      And I like the scene after it where Hutz calls a “mistrial” a “bad, court-thingy.”

      1. 

         Stan

         7 May 2015

         Well, as a “twist” it is pretty cheap. I mean, jokes have to at least try being realistic. Especially when they can.

         1. 

            Billy

            7 May 2015

            Stan doesn’t like something?! Stop the presses!

            1. 

               Stan

               7 May 2015

               Still can’t calm down, can you, piece-o’shit?

               1. 

                  Billy

                  7 May 2015

                  Stan freaks out at someone who opposes him?! Stop the presses!

                  1. 

                     Stan

                     7 May 2015

                     Did you know that Twitter is a scumbag service and everyone using it is a shitface?
                     Also, only fashion-trended idiots use smartphones. Ray Bradbury was right.

6. 

   Stan

   6 May 2015

   Also, guys, if anyone could help me? I’m trying to explain some things to a non-English speaker, and they were wondering why article headlines in English often use the “Noun ‘to’ verb” format? Like, wouldn’t proper English be “Noun ‘will’ verb” instead? Thanks.

   1. 

      Anonymous

      6 May 2015

      2 reasons
      “Will” connotes something definitely will happen. Using “To” hedges the outcome since the outcome, being in the future, is unknown. For example, a governor might say he will seek legislation on some subject, but definitively reporters can’t say he will do that, only that he said he will (or would), so it is instead written as “Gov. To Seek Legislation” to be less definite without having to have drawn-out qualifiers in the headline (compare to “Gov Says He Will Seek…”)

      I suspect “To” being shorter also contributes for headline writing purposes

      1. 

         Stan

         7 May 2015

         Thanks, I’ll let the fellow know.

   2. 

      Joe H

      6 May 2015

      Headlines are not suppose to be about grammar. They’re suppose to be direct and to the point.

      Outside of immediacy, they were typically done to conserve type. Lastly, a direct, concise headline increased chances someone would read it at a quick glance on the newsstand or website.

      1. 

         Stan

         7 May 2015

         Thanks.

7. 

   D.N.

   6 May 2015

   All the times I’ve seen that episode, and I never noticed one of the jurors is Jack Marley from “Marge Gets a Job.”