I use the alt-text in that comic all the time, in reference to my nights.

Well of course, but it's even less about baseball than the other candidates.

Clearly the man needs human contact.  Or a blood clot in his brain.

I usually respond to arguments like that with a hearty, "So?  Let the guy marry his dog.  Who gives a shit?"

I love that Bart ceases to find the joke funny when Mr. Burns' reaction causes him to actually process what he just saw.  Mindless violence versus mindful violence, I suppose.

"Homer, these boys seem nice, but they're clearly nerds."?

The next step is the Pet Bowl:  Puppies vs Kittens.
The step after that pets versus beer.
The step after that is armageddon.

I'm not insubordinate, sir.  It's my manner.

Americans can be knighted, just not while holding government office.

YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAH!

I just assumed Holmes was counting on the architect/squatter buying it because of Watson's ethnicity.  Not being racist, just assuming others are a little racist and trading on that.

I like the character touch that Londo, a man whose entire existence is predicated on scheming and obfuscation, chooses the one wife that deals with him on an honest and direct level.  It doesn't matter that she loathes him, he still finds it refreshing and relaxing.

"…I mean, I AM George Washington…"
*sigh* "Here we go."

I've come to prefer Dirk Gently over Hitchhikers'.  It's just something about a detective that wants to be a con man, but against his very will manages to solve cases.

The first few drafts of Ghostbusters would be bananas.

Ah, but to the sports fan, a probable impossibility is preferable to an improbable possibility.

So your bid is zero?

MLB:  Orioles
NFL:  Ravens
MLS:  Timbers
NHL:  Coyotes

My Orioles did so well last season, this year I fear they'll hit rock bottom and begin to dig.

A high school friend claimed that I reminded her of Milo Minderbinder.  I think she meant it as a compliment, but… yeah.