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Bart Simpson: "Let's see what's in the paper—looks like Marmaduke sat on something again!"

I just read her Wikipedia page. Dear God…

I think the moment of Higgins tearing down Jeff was very effective in that it kept the professor from being a complete parody-caricature. I had empathized with Jeff's disgust of the guy until that moment, when I had to pause my laughter suddenly to think, "hey, he's kind of got a point."

SOME say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To know that for destruction the Fockers sequel
Is also great
And would suffice.

Yes.

In Defense of Simpsons
So no one appreciates the self deprecating humor of Rogen on Simpsons? It was parodying Seth's efforts to lose weight for the Green Lantern movie, right?
Also, I was surprised that Comic Book Guy was given the chance to have a moral victory of sorts. His cynicism and pop-obsessions are usually

"Or one of the real grown ups" had me laughing pretty hard.

"That ain't a college paper, niether! Got a Marmaduke and everything!"

I feel like one of the truly beautiful things about the film is the way it challenges the viewer to identify with a character who never once alters his countenance or tone of voice. His expression seems futilely aggressive on the bus in the first scene, then as though it is guarding some unspeakable hurt when he's

Count me among those who appreciate the realism. For many of us, high school was miles away from the epically dramatic fare of most Hollywood high schools. We weren't winners at heart, or misunderstood geniuses, just kids looking for ways to kill time and somewhere to hide at lunch.

A poem
Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you,
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.

DJ: Ugh! First, Uncle Jesse's dad gets an HIV infected blood transfusion, then Kimmy Gibbler shows up for a "No on 8" rally without the wood for our signs!
JOEY: (with puppet) Did somebody say "wood"?
DJ: Dammit, Joey! It's not the time!

JOEY: There was a group of men outside the bathhouse this afternoon shouting, "God hates fags!"

DANNY: Michelle, I wanted to assure you that my relationship with your uncle and Joey is nothing like what you saw at that wedding you went to with your class today.

Who should play
The copyright laws will be lifted from TCITR in a few years (75 after publication?). Who should play Holden in the inevitable feel-good coming-of-age epic Hollywood production. I guess you would have to look at child actors right now who could play it in ten years. Otherwise it Jonah Hill would be a

What About
Meet the Press. I used to love to get stoned and be all like, "Oh, man! Did that chubby guy just reference a Washington Post interview and put Mitt Romney on the spot about his position on free trade?" Then I would eat like a whole pizza and laugh my ass off as Tom Daschle would give his take on what's

Ren and Stimpy
?

It was pretty bad.

Agreed. As much as I hate FG lately, I love the jokes with hyper-realistic dialogue. They capture the odd mannerisms of everyday conversation.

Tracy Morgan
I remember fondly an SNL skit around 2000 with Tracey Morgan playing Bea. The premise was that he was a teen re-enacting a scene from a TV show, it was inspired by the "Kids enact Jackass stunts." phenomena around the same time period.