“Sir, that’s by Homer Simpson. I don’t think you want to buy it.” – Mr. Smithers “Smithers, years ago I blew the chance to buy Picasso’s Guernica for a song. Luckily that song was ‘White Christmas’ and by hanging onto it I made billions.” – C.M. Burns
Tag: Mom and Pop Art
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“Look, Pop, I’m planning some expert home repairs and I need a pair of bolt cutters, or wire cutters, or something to get the lock off my toolbox.” – Homer Simpson
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“Alright, just go ahead and sue me! Everybody else does! The average settlement is sixty-eight thousand dollars.” – Homer Simpson
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“How ’bout it, Bart, would you like a new backyard barbecue pit?” – Homer Simpson “Can I burn evidence in it?” – Bart Simpson “We can all burn evidence in it.” – Homer Simpson
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“I just can’t believe some people are paying hundreds of dollars for something a hillbilly pulled out of the trash.” – Marge Simpson “Hey, I done studied for years on how to get over that junk yard fence. Then I learnt the gate was open.” – Cletus
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“I’m serious! You never finished painting the garage.” – Marge Simpson
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“Hey, Moe, can I pay with a drawing?” – Barney “Yeah, nice try there, twelve-step.” – Moe
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“Shaving my shoulders! I’m getting it all shaved off!” – Homer Simpson
Reading Digest: Full Spectrum Fan Art Edition
Both images taken from respective Wikipedia articles. “The point is, great artists are always trying new things, like Michelangelo or Shaquille O’Neal.” – Marge Simpson Digging out from all the stuff I didn’t get to last week has produced a Reading Digest that may have set a record for most awesome fan made stuff. We’ve got everything from computer models to claymation, crossover drawings to t-shirts, and a hand crafted skateboard that opens beer! In addition to that we’ve got some excellent usage, a great list of quotes, several people trashing Season 24, and a full bodied Simpsons reference on…
Compare & Contrast: Fake Stores and Artists of Varying Fame
“Dad, chew with your mouth closed. You’re losing your mystique.” – Lisa Simpson “Lisa, all great artists love free food. Check out Jasper Johns.” – Homer Simpson “You squeal on me, I’ll kill you.” – Jasper Johns Zombie Simpsons’ remarkable inability to parody things beyond changing around a few letters has been brought up around here before. Ditto their lame celebrity guest policy of having people voice themselves in what usually amount to barely concealed brag statements about how awesome they are in real life. With “Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart”, Zombie Simpsons managed to pull both of those tired old…
Quote of the Day
“Oh, I hate these flood pants . . . hey, they’re working. My feet are soaked, but my cuffs are bone dry. Everything’s coming up Milhouse!” – Milhouse van Houten Happy birthday to Pamela Hayden!
Crazy Noises: Mom and Pop Art
“You’ve gone from hip to boring. Why don’t you call us when you get to kitsch?” – Gunter For the third summer in a row, we at the Dead Homer Society are looking to satisfy your off-season longing for substandard commentary on substandard Simpsons. This summer we’ll be looking at Season 10. Why Season 10? Because we’ve already done Seasons 8 and 9 and we can’t put it off any longer. Prior to Season 10, we watched as the show started falling over, this is when it fell over. And while the dust wouldn’t settle completely for another season or…
Reading Digest: Unusual Fan Art Edition
“You mean this hunk of junk? This isn’t art, it’s just a barbeque that pushed me over the edge.” – Homer Simpson We’ve got lots of fan made stuff this week, including two links to things drawn by kids, one copy of the family drawn into the banks of the Thames, a graffiti Lisa, and even a Bart made out of an extension cord. Plus there’s a wearable coat that plays whole episodes. On a sadder note, there was a piece of art involving Homer that got stolen. In addition to all that, there are a couple of excellent references,…
Quote of the Day
“So, uh, you guys are Eurotrash, huh? How’s that, uh, working out for you?” – Moe “Enh, to be honest, we are adrift in a sea of decadent luxury and meaningless sex.” – Gunter “Uh-huh, so, uh, where might this sea be located?” – Moe