Compare & Contrast: Buns in the Oven

“Barnacle Bill’s home pregnancy test?  Homer, shouldn’t we have gone with a better known brand?” – Homer Simpson “But, Marge, this one came with a free corncob pipe.” – Homer Simpson “Okay, let’s see, ‘Ahoy, maties, if the water turns blue, a baby for you.  If purple ye see, no baby thar be’.” – Marge Simpson “Well, what color is it, blue or purple?” – Homer Simpson “Pink.” – Marge Simpson “D’oh!” – Homer Simpson “Hmm, ‘If ye test should fail, to a doctor set sail’.” – Marge Simpson [Note: Crazy noises for “Eight Misbehavin” and “Take My Wife, Sleaze”…

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Both images taken from Wikipedia (Kwai, Apes). “Homer, do you ever think about the future?” – Marge Simpson “You mean, like, ‘Will apes be our masters’?” – Homer Simpson “No.” – Marge Simpson Happy (one day late) 100th birthday to Pierre Boulle!

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“Did you get the job?” – Marge Simpson “Nah.  They wanted someone good.” – Homer Simpson Happy 20th Anniversary to “I Married Marge”!  Original airdate 26 December 1991.

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“Yeah, sure, for you a baby’s all fun and games, for me it’s diaper changes and midnight feedings.” – Homer Simpson “Doesn’t Mom do that stuff?” – Lisa Simpson “Yeah, but I have to hear about it.” – Homer Simpson

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“It’s Homer!” – Marge Bouvier “I don’t know what you see in that ugly meatball.” – Patty Bouvier “Uh-huh, if you like being pawed by something fat and lazy, we could get a cat.” – Selma Bouvier “It would leave less hair on the couch.” – Jacqueline Bouvier

Chart and Art from the United Kingdom

“What about Bart?” – Marge Bouvier “Let’s see, Bart, cart, dart, eart . . . nope, can’t see any problem with that.” – Homer Simpson As the title indicates, we got two reader submissions from the UK, one with a chart, the other involving art.  (This ends the rhyming portion of this post.)  First up, the chart.  Seb Patrick noticed something while watching Season 8 recently.  He thought the episodes that began with shows-within-the-show ended up being better than those that just started in the regular world of Evergreen Terrace.  Curiosity piqued, he plunged ahead: And for some reason, when…

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“Wow, what an ending!  Who’d have thought Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker’s father?” – Homer Simpson Happy birthday James Earl Jones!

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Image used under Creative Commons license from Flickr user Mike Burns. “Sir, this man not only failed the aptitude test, he got trapped in a closet on his way out.” – Mr. Smithers [Updated because I managed to omit the word “only” the first time around.]

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“Homer, you’re turning the blades too fast.  The golfers are complaining, slow down! . . . that’s better.  Aw, beautiful, keep this up and someday you’ll be the guy who hands out the putters.” – Springfield Fun Center Manager “Yes, sir!” – Homer Simpson

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“Well, listen to me Mr. Bigshot, if you’re looking for the kind of employee who takes abuse and never sticks up for himself, I’m your man!  You can treat me like dirt and I’ll still kiss your butt and call it ice cream!  And if you don’t like it, I can change!” – Homer Simpson “Hold the phone, Smithers.  I like your attitude, feisty yet spineless.” – C.M. Burns

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Image used under Creative Commons license from Flickr user TheTruthAbout…. “You deserve all the finest things in the world, and although I can give them to you, they will be repossessed and I will be hunted down like a dog.” – Homer Simpson

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“First, let me assure you that this is not one of those shady pyramid schemes you’ve been hearing about.  No, sir!  Our model is the trapezoid, that guarantees each investor an 800% return within hours of your initial . . . uh oh, the cops!” – “Million$ for Nothing” Guy

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“It’s not our fault our generation has short attention spans, Dad.  We watch an appalling amount of TV.” – Lisa Simpson “Don’t you ever, ever talk that way about television.” – Homer Simpson