“Forget the hair, just give me the blush! Oh, we’re on.” – Kent Brockman Fucking CNN. This one is bad even by their impressive standards of idiocy and misinformation. Thanks to their sloppiness, the internet went briefly nuts this week over the supposed “revelation” that Homer and Marge were going to permanently separate in the upcoming season. Here’s what happened. On Sunday, Variety published a bog standard publicity interview with Jean about the upcoming season. The penetrating and hard hitting questions included, “How does it feel to reach season 27?” and “How do you still manage to keep it fresh and…
Month: June 2015
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“And this is just the beginning. I’ve got some big plans.” – Homer Simpson “It smells funny in there.” – Imaginary Milhouse “No it doesn’t.” – Homer Simpson
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“Pick the red, get ahead! Pick the black, set you back!” – Bart Simpson “I don’t recall authorizing this booth.” – Principal Skinner “Goodbye, gentlemen.” – Bart Simpson
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“We have thirty million dollars to spend.” – Producer “We’ll blow up our dams, destroy forests, anything! If there’s a species of animal that’s causing you problems, nosing around your camera, we’ll have it wiped out!” – Mayor Quimby
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“I’ll design it myself, I know what people like! It’s got to have sex appeal and a catchy name.” – C.M. Burns
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“I, uh, don’t think this contest is over yet, Buzz, if that is your real name. I believe there is still a little something called the swimsuit competition.” – Homer Simpson “There’s no swimsuit competition, Homer.” – NASA Guy “You mean I shaved my bikini zone for nothing?” – Homer Simpson
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“Wow, look at this place. The house number is spelled out with letters.” – Marge Simpson “Get used to it, honey. From now on we’ll be spelling everything with letters.” – Homer Simpson
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“Bart, I’m flabbergasted! Surely you knew as you were writing your own name in forty-foot high letters on the field that you would be caught.” – Principal Skinner “Maybe it was one of the other Barts, sir.” – Bart Simpson “There are no other Barts!” – Principal Skinner Sam Simon would’ve been sixty-years-old today. Happy birthday.
Reading Digest: Pondering the Absence of Shearer Edition
“Oh, sir, what will you do next?” – Mr. Smithers “Well, first I’ll get that new hip I’ve been hankering for, then, who knows? Beekeeping, boxing, bocce ball, the world is my oyster, Smithers! Farewell.” – C.M. Burns I’m finally digging out all the Shearer related stuff I didn’t have time to get to over the last couple of weeks, and I have found a couple of gems. There’s a Hollywood insider take, a journalist take, and a fan take, all on what his (potential) leaving means for the show. In addition to that, we’ve got some excellent references, great…
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“We’ve needed a new air conditioner for years! And our stop gap solution is getting cranky.” – Homer Simpson
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“Ooh, a redneck bar.” – Homer Simpson “Hey, you, let’s fight!” – Redneck #1 “Thems fightin’ words!” – Redneck #2
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“Looks like it’s just you and me, Barty-boy.” – Bart’s Brain “Oh, great, I get to spend the summer with my brain.” – Bart Simpson
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“Bart Simpson?” – Tom “Yo!” – Bart Simpson “I’m Tom. Let’s ride.” – Tom “Bart’s Dad has really pulled himself together.” – Martin Prince
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“If you gain sixty-one pounds, they’ll let you work at home?” – Bart Simpson “That’s the deal. No more exercise program, no more traffic, no more blood drives or charity walks!” – Homer Simpson