I have never understood the nostalgia people like idiotking have for "dangerous" New York. Is it strange to be glad that I can walk around the East Village at three in the morning with iPod earbuds and not be worried that I'll be stabbed?

Family Guy musical numbers
I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but Family Guy's musical numbers are usually really fun and impressive, and I thought the Down Syndrome girl sequence tonight was great.

I'm surprised Todd didn't mention that hilariously weird ending with the Homer-face-turned-Russian-symbol.

They can't bring it up on penalty of torture, remember?

The flowers she sent
and the flowers she said she sent
are all equally dead

In some way, Amelie and I are very different people
"Incidentally, the second rule of society is: College is the most annoying of all the footballs."

Girls *called* you to plug their shows? When were you involved in the New York comedy scene, Lobsters, 1986?

"Lower your voice."
That may have been one of my favorite monologue bits ever, just having angry Don Draper exist in every TV universe. "You people make me sick."

*boldly standing*

Sad
Awful news.

This is an appropriate thread, because The Coast Is Never Clear is an album that comes to mind when I think of depressing lyrics over cheery pop music.

The funniest part of the Patriots references to me was the idea that anyone in Boston gives a shit about the Pats anymore. You fair weather dipshits!

You might as well throw that kid into the deep end of the grown-up stuff, then, nilus.

"I'm not going to lose this case!"

I can confirm that in Big Law firms, all the attractive female associates are constantly switching blouses in open view.

Look, the only way we're going to settle this accounting debate is with the facts, so one of us has gotta break into his bank and figure out his financial records. Otherwise there's no point.

Also, to be fair to FFC, he did co-write the Godfather 1 and 2 screenplays, which is no small feat considering that they're basically perfect.

JINGLE ALL ZE VAAAAY!
Off-topic, but Schwarzenegger's screaming about his hit holiday classic Jingle All The Way is the greatest running joke on Conan, and possibly ever.

El Santo, I don't think Skinner's Vietnam flashbacks were mooted by the Tanzarian reveal. He was still in Vietnam.

Sarcastic Middle-Aged Man
Every time that the Sarcastic Middle-Aged Man says anything it's gold. "Where is the Krusty stuff?" "Right through that magical door!"