“Let’s see . . . football . . . football, homoeroticism in, oddball Canadian rules, Phyllis George and.” – Lisa Simpson There are obviously a lot of ways “MoneyBART” fails miserably in comparison to “Homer at the Bat”, which it consciously aped. But there is a different Season 3 masterpiece to which it is pathetic and terrible in comparison: “Lisa the Greek”. In both episodes, Lisa needs to study a sport she doesn’t know about. In “MoneyBART”, everything about this, from how much she knows at first, to how she goes about it, to what she reads for research is…
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Woo-Hoo Football Is Back!
The first real day of the NFL season gets started in about ten minutes. The above image is a relatively accurate portrayal of what I’ll be doing for the next eleven hours or so. If my heart clogs, I have beer to put out that fire. Should you not care about the NFL, or find yourself with a little downtime between games today, please enjoy this list of every NFL team matched up with a Simpsons character (via). I particularly like Al Davis with Captain McAllister and Patty & Selma with Romeo Crennel and the Great White Fail.
Reading Digest: Context Edition
“Oh, this sucks. Come on snipers, where are you?” – Bart Simpson I’ve said this before, and one of the links today makes the same point, but one of the many great things about The Simpsons was how it served as a road map to other cultural items. You could actually learn things from the show. This week we’ve got a couple of links to some of the things behind some classic Simpsons gags. Plus the usual assortment of excellent usage, real life becoming unsettlingly like the show, and other random crap. Enjoy. Life Imitates The Simpsons – It only…
Quote of the Day
“And when the doctor said I didn’t have worms anymore, that was the happiest day of my life.” – Ralph Wiggum “Thank you Ralph, very graphic.” – Ms. (Elizabeth) Hoover
Quote of the Day
“Moe’s Tavern, home of the Super Sunday Brunch Spectacular.” – Moe “Whoa, baloney! Bread!” – Barney Gumble “Gotcha down for forty bucks, good luck Your Eminence.” – Moe
Quote of the Day
“Now stay tuned for six hours of exciting football action!” – Brent Gunsilman “Well, bye-bye belt!” – Homer Simpson The first NFL Sunday of the year is like some beautiful dream.
Quote of the Day
“Why isn’t Dad ever interested in anything I do?” – Lisa Simpson “Well, uh, do you ever take an interest in anything he does?” – Marge Simpson “No. Well, we used to have burping contests, but I outgrew it.” – Lisa Simpson “Hmmm. Well, if you want to get closer to him then maybe you should bridge the gap. I do it all the time. I pretend I’m interested in looking at power tools, going to those silly car chase movies, and . . . some things I’ll tell you about when you’re older.” – Marge Simpson
Public Service Announcement
“So, do you think the Redskins’ll beat the spread?” – Homer Simpson “Put me down.” – Lisa Simpson Tomorrow is the high holy day of the NFL. There have been three episodes that prominently featured the Super Bowl. One of them is amongst the finest 22 minutes ever committed to television. The other two are the opposite of that. For your own safety, please restrict your Super Bowl weekend viewing to: “Lisa the Greek” (Season 3 Disc 3) Do NOT, under any circumstances, view: “Sunday, Cruddy Sunday” (Season 10 Disc 2) “Homer and Ned’s Hail Mary Pass” (Your Nearest…