Comments on: The Simpsons http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:14:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BStu http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-147001 BStu Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:36:51 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-147001 Why would you compare and contrast with the Season 1 opening? The live-action version uses the later opening as its base. Why would you compare and contrast with the Season 1 opening? The live-action version uses the later opening as its base.

]]> By: Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Link Farm and Open Thread #12 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146884 Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Link Farm and Open Thread #12 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:16:09 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146884 [...] Real Life Simpsons. "The opening sequence of The Simpsons, but with real people." Via Crooked Timber. [...] [...] Real Life Simpsons. “The opening sequence of The Simpsons, but with real people.” Via Crooked Timber. [...]

]]> By: dsfaf http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146875 dsfaf Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:51:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146875 Irish, English. Same damn thing. Get over it you fucking limey bastard. Irish, English. Same damn thing. Get over it you fucking limey bastard.

]]> By: Nix http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146720 Nix Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:57:37 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146720 'Old chop'? Sheesh. Don't try to pretend to speak like the English if you've never met anyone from further East than Chicago. ‘Old chop’? Sheesh. Don’t try to pretend to speak like the English if you’ve never met anyone from further East than Chicago.

]]> By: andrew http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146705 andrew Mon, 06 Mar 2006 03:37:24 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146705 "I like the fact that Marge and Maggie are sitting on the wrong sides of the car." For some reason, "Homer"'s car was American-style (steering wheel on the left) and "Marge"'s was British/Irish (wheel on the right) “I like the fact that Marge and Maggie are sitting on the wrong sides of the car.”

For some reason, “Homer”’s car was American-style (steering wheel on the left) and “Marge”’s was British/Irish (wheel on the right)

]]> By: Tom T. http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146702 Tom T. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 02:51:12 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146702 So <i>that's</i> where Springfield is! So that’s where Springfield is!

]]> By: Steve http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146697 Steve Mon, 06 Mar 2006 01:57:21 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146697 "Irish, however, not English." What's the difference? Steve “Irish, however, not English.”

What’s the difference?

Steve

]]> By: Raw Data http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146682 Raw Data Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:27:28 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146682 "Irish, however, not English." Righty-O! Old chop! “Irish, however, not English.”

Righty-O! Old chop!

]]> By: otto http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146677 otto Sun, 05 Mar 2006 21:03:40 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146677 I like the fact that Marge and Maggie are sitting on the wrong sides of the car. I like the fact that Marge and Maggie are sitting on the wrong sides of the car.

]]> By: Matt Weiner http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146674 Matt Weiner Sun, 05 Mar 2006 19:13:51 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146674 Irish, however, not English. An important distinction. Irish, however, not English. An important distinction.

]]> By: P O'Neill http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146671 P O'Neill Sun, 05 Mar 2006 16:33:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146671 The Sky version is being e-mailed around with a compare-and-contrast, the season one opening. http://shmorky.com/simpsons-originalopen.html The Sky version is being e-mailed around with a compare-and-contrast, the season one opening.

http://shmorky.com/simpsons-originalopen.html

]]> By: Matt Weiner http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146664 Matt Weiner Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:16:31 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146664 5: Raw data's comment, according to me: clever. 5: Raw data’s comment, according to me: clever.

]]> By: Cryptic Ned http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146661 Cryptic Ned Sun, 05 Mar 2006 14:51:52 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146661 This is great! They got the clothing right for all the characters, even the minor ones. Trying to find Homer and Marge lookalikes would have been difficult, #2. I liked the replica of Lisa's red dress. This is great! They got the clothing right for all the characters, even the minor ones.

Trying to find Homer and Marge lookalikes would have been difficult, #2. I liked the replica of Lisa’s red dress.

]]> By: yabonn http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146654 yabonn Sun, 05 Mar 2006 13:25:04 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146654 A propos funny video, meet Supermoine. http://supamonks.free.fr/supermoine.htm I'm still laughing after 6 viewings. A propos funny video, meet Supermoine.

http://supamonks.free.fr/supermoine.htm

I’m still laughing after 6 viewings.

]]> By: e-tat http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/comment-page-1/#comment-146650 e-tat Sun, 05 Mar 2006 13:06:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/04/the-simpsons/#comment-146650 So, this is an improvement on the original? Or is it just the first in a series of moves toward an all-too-human version of the show? If the latter, can we anticipate - within the next twenty years - one of the lead actors taking up residence in the White House? So, this is an improvement on the original? Or is it just the first in a series of moves toward an all-too-human version of the show? If the latter, can we anticipate – within the next twenty years – one of the lead actors taking up residence in the White House?

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