What? I was under the impression Norm MacDonald doesn't drink (I heard him once explain it as due to fear issues of some sort).

You can certainly feel like you have zero effective influence on the system you are forced to live under. Disenfranchisement in practice, if not in legal theory.

Bakersfield? No, no, UCB stands for the University of California at Berkeley (its flagship campus).

Perfect.

Is this speculation simply based on watching the show, or do you in fact know this by some other means (e.g., was it confirmed in an interview or some such thing)?

Not how you talk, sure (at least insofar as one's accent is explicitly noted as unimportant), but I don't recall any explanation that it doesn't matter how you dress. Indeed, even if there is one, the movie is definitely trying to have its cake and eat it too on that point, what with all the stuff about bespoke suits,…

Who himself took the bit from Myles Barlow?

It's not in his head, but the reason the world he lives in is actually the way it is is because this is a series about answering the question "What if the world really was a ludicrously heightened manifestation of all our dating insecurities?". Every crazy thing about the world is meant to be an illustration of an…

I believe we do actually have a "rape culture" in many ways. However, re: your link, it's not clear to me that "little girl's room" is an example of gendered infantilization; I believe men often refer to their bathroom as the "little boy's room" in the same way, no?

Having looked up each of these photos with Google Image Search to get the definitive answers, I can report that one simple rule determines the answers: if there are girls, it's a ska band; otherwise, it's an improv team.

I've never seen such a clever and original bunch of commenters in all my life…

Seriously, reviewing this show based only on the first half misses majorly what this show is going for…

Plus, the ubiquitous Shiva lingam (though contemporary Indian culture being as it is, you'll find many who will deny to the death its clear symbolism…)

Only in Final Fantasy and The League. And I suppose there's the Ardhanarishvara thing. But, basically, Shiva's a dude.

…What was the joke?!

That is indeed from Driven to Drink. (See http://www.youtube.com/watc…, around 14:00)

What noun was verbed? "own" is already a verb…

Sure, ululating is an Arab/Middle Eastern signifier, but snake charming is most strongly associated with India.

Well, for instance, I pronounce it /ɪʃu/ "ish-oo"

I also got this weird audio effect (with iTunes). Glad to know it wasn't just me.