“Well, your honor, we’ve got plenty of hearsay and conjecture. Those are kinds of evidence.” – Lionel Hutz I’ve still never seen the 24 episode of Zombie Simpsons, but it couldn’t have been any more whorish than last night’s extended American Idol promo. Why anyone would want to watch Simon Cowell pretend to make fun of himself for ten minutes is beyond me, but that was nothing compared to the scene with the rest of the Idol judges. It would be difficult to imagine a more formulaic, by-the-numbers, and downright lifeless segment. They had the cast of another television show…
Tag: The Day the Violence Died
Quote of the Day
“There’s a box you can sleep in.” – Bart Simpson “Thanks.” – Chester J. Lampwick “Just move that cot out of the way.” – Bart Simpson “Okay.” – Chester J. Lampwick “Do you know what radon is?” – Bart Simpson “No.” – Chester J. Lampwick “Good night.” – Bart Simpson
“Worst Episode Ever” Makes Baby Jesus Cry
“How come I’ve never seen that Itchy and Scratchy before?” – Bart Simpson “Perhaps because you are a pre-pubescent ignoramus.” – Comic Book Guy Like the Sideshow Bob episode, this one has a couple of okay moments, but it isn’t nearly enough to overcome Homer’s overwhelming stupidity, way too much Comic Book Guy doing things that he’d never do, painfully slow dialogue, and scenes that drag on far too long. The hell of it is, this one actually has a serviceable plot in that the only thing you really need to overlook is a couple of ten year olds (that…
Quote of the Day
“Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!” – Milhouse van Houten
Friday Link Dump – Old People & Donuts Edition
“Sorry Homer, while you were day dreaming we ate all the donuts.” – Lenny “Well, there were a few left, but we chucked ’em at an old man for kicks.” – Carl “Damn buzzards, I ain’t dead yet.” – Abe “Grandpa” Simpson This week’s links contain lots of stuff about crotchety geezers and sugary pastries. There’s some other stuff as well, but a disappointing lack of excellent usage. Oh well. Straight Talk on Hope – Columnist Bob Pratte from The Press Enterprise in Riverside, California wrote that he thought the Simpsons stamps would out sell the Bob Hope stamps. He…