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“Look at how disciplined they are. They’re just like the terra-cotta warriors of Xi’an.” – Lisa Simpson
“They sure are.” – Homer Simpson
First off, apologies for no Compare & Contrast this week. I’ve got an unfinished draft that I promise I will finish next week, but this week my stupid real job got in the way. For links this week, we’ve got a terra-cotta Bart Simpson, a Bonestorm blanket, some excellent references, a teaser for a Weinstein interview, a couple of lists, quite a bit of YouTube, and a chance to win a copy of the Mr. Burns play.
Enjoy.
This Is What Happens When The Terra-Cotta Warriors Meet Pop Culture – Oh, cool. That Bart Simpson one is fantastic.
The Simpsons spinoff was once planned, reveals ex-showrunner – Twitter seems to be treating this as news, but I thought everyone already knew this:
A spinoff show from The Simpsons was once considered, according to former showrunner Josh Weinstein. Springfield would have focused on the fictional town’s other inhabitants and was conceived in the mid-’90s.
The better news is that they’ll have a full interview on Monday. Bonus: this is a nice backhanded slap at Zombie Simpsons:
“We felt at that time – around season seven – that we all knew the family so well, so let’s start exploring all these great side-characters,” he explained.
Two scientific journals accepted a study by Maggie Simpson and Edna Krabappel – This was making the rounds this week:
“I wanted first and foremost to come up with something that gives out the fake immediately,” the actual author of the paper, Alex Smolyanitsky, told Vox. “My only regret is that the second author isn’t Ralph Wiggum.”
Me fail science? That’s unpossible to within a probability of 5%
Naming Rites: A Team Name and Mascot Blog – Destination Springfield: Celebrating Some Perfectly Cromulent Team Names – An exhaustive look at fake and real sports teams that have popped up in the show and on Zombie Simpsons. (Thanks to @TeamNicknames for sending it in.)
Dan Shaughnessy vs. MLS: To Troll or To Ignore, That Is the Question – I’m with Paul & Lisa:
Petke’s retort is fun and makes for good blog headlines, no doubt, but the best course of action here is to ignore commentary for an columnist stuck in a 1987 world view about sports. Lisa Simpson’s and Paul Anka’s “Just Don’t Look” song from an old Halloween episode of The Simpsons often feels quite applicable under the premise if you don’t pay attention eventually (hopefully) they’ll go away.
Excellent reference. (Shaughnessy is like 60 Minutes, his keen days are far in the past and he mostly exists to outrage old people.)
15 Best Comic Book Guy Quotes From ‘The Simpsons’ – There are far too many Zombie Simpsons quotes here, especially when things like “I have a master’s degree in Folklore & Mythology!”, “No groaning in my store.”, and “We’re racing for the title of the champion of the universe.” didn’t make the cut.
Every Christmas Episode Of ‘The Simpsons,’ Ranked – They did have the good sense to put “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” at #1. And this may be the understatement of the week:
Oh, and the bit with Katy Perry and the Muppet Simpsons at the end was just a bad idea.
I still think that needs to be considered the “Star Wars Holiday Special” of Zombie Simpsons. It’s that bad.
15 Homemade Gifts For the TV Fan In Your Life – #11 is a pretty awesome Bonestorm blanket.
The Animated Sitcom – A look at how animated comedies fit into the wider world of them.
New trending GIF tagged the simpsons homer simpson… – He’s getting a pretty good sound out of that guy.
Cyclocross: the Groin Punch of Cycling Disciplines – Heh:
I am Hans Moleman. See my masterpiece, my finest production, it is me getting hit in the groin by a football. It is never not funny. In fact, the more it happens, the funnier it gets. It is pure parallax. High art medium, low art content. The two are not reconciled, and the impact could not had any other way. I am Hans Moleman, and I am racing cyclocross.
With YouTube.
The pointless Twitter accounts that will make you laugh every time – Our friends over at @simpsonsgreats make the list.
The Ten Greatest Songs of All Time: #9 – Rock Me Amadeus – A trip down memory lane, complete with Troy McClure YouTube.
Celebrities Who Look Like Cartoon Characters If You Add Variations To Their Face – I guess Jim Belushi could pass for Milhouse.
I Love Lazy Saturdays – We all sleep in sometimes.
Win A Copy of Anne Washburn’s Mr Burns! – The question isn’t the least bit difficult, but it would be cool to own a copy of that play that I swear I will see someday.
My 2nd Favorite Simpsons Gag – YouTube of the longest church hymn ever.
These Absurd Chinese Cop Cars Look Like Homer Simpson’s Designs – Photoshopping it in with Homer was a nice touch.
Long-lost teddies: The joy of being reunited with a beloved bear – And finally, here’s your “aww” usage for the week:
While in the car travelling down the M6 near Cannock, Staffordshire, recently, four-year-old Daisy Jewkes’s favourite bear, Old Teddy, flew out the car window. Distraught, she cried all the way home.
But there is a happy ending. After Daisy’s mother emailed the Highways Agency, the little girl was reunited with her toy bear last week.
David Smith, a manager for construction company Carillion, said: “I got the email and asked the guys to look out for the teddy and within days we found him in the central reservation. The look on the girl’s face was absolutely fantastic when she got him back.”
The hold a beloved bear can have on a young mind is quite remarkable. Just think of The Simpsons’ mean-spirited Mr Burns, whose otherwise concealed humanity is revealed in the episode “Rosebud” in which he reminisces about the stuffed teddy Bobo that he gave away as a child. He is overjoyed when he is eventually reunited with the raggedy toy through Homer’s daughter Maggie.
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