I think about this, without fail, every single time I see one of those poles. And laugh. In my head. And sometimes outside my head.

Yes, that was the joke.

I guess it just depends how you take their intention. And that's probably a subjective thing. Personally i don't think the creators of the Simpsons are the 'dumb American' stereotype of ignorance when it comes to common perceptions about a country's national character. It's a parody. In this era of the Simpsons at…

Or maybe they just thought treating a hindu wedding in that way wouldn't result in something very funny, the way it did with their approach to Australia? There's no reason why they should take the same approach to creating humour for every single culture/religion/nation. I think the irreverent treatment of Australia…

Your friend should have seen it coming, what with the whole British convict settlement thing and all. http://i.imgur.com/w0WHRaz.png

Now I need to decide if I'm going to wait until I know that it's completely over, or if I should re-watch after this season…

Maybe? But I feel like if that were the case I would have noticed it elsewhere?

The tear rolling down Daniel's face at the end broke me. And then came Janet's. Perfect.

You're right, it kind of makes sense for Daniel. But everyone else? I barely use anyone's name in conversation, except to get their attention. Or if it's necessary for some reason to distinguish them from someone else, or affectionately, but then that's usually nicknames. I can't say I noticed this flaw in the…

I'm so glad Piggie's okay (well, physically).

I think of it every time I see an ad for Under the Dome

A cutie for sure!

Thanks. Is there a Rocky rocky rocky somewhere around here too?

OT, but when Daniel asked Amantha who he would be when he was put back together again, I was convinced (well, hoping) she was going to say "Humpty Dumpty". "My brother" probably had more emotional resonance, of course. Maybe.

Also liked the callback Teddy made in therapy to Ted Snr's favourite advice: "Clean as you go". It spoke volumes of their relationship being (and having always been) stilted by all they are unable to say to each other, all that they instead sweep under the rug with platitudes. And as Teddy says, in his reaction to his…

I love the detail in this show- that picture of Peanut's oversized baby near the cash register had me chuckling, resulting in major mood whiplash when watching Daniel's sad, defeated demeanour in the rest of that scene.

Thanks for the heads up about SBS On Demand!

A comment from Broccoli? May God have mercy on us all.

I always thought Car Hole but others are adamant it's Car Hold.

Yep. Basically some people think Ralph's saying that, in his dreams, he's a viking, while others think he is saying he is very good at sleeping and is using 'viking' to denote excellence at a particular activity. http://www.metafilter.com/6…