Re: The Simpsons
Posted: 23 May 2021, 8:59pm
The whole channel is gold. I just found two more that I like even more than that one.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 May 2021, 3:47pmI was sufficiently entertained.
I chuckled mightily. Ali was...not as amused.
See if she likes either of these two, they're the best ones I've found so far, and even a little more musically developed (the "Back to Winnipeg one is also good):Wolter wrote: ↑26 May 2021, 5:39pmI chuckled mightily. Ali was...not as amused.
Jesus that joke is funny but dated.
People getting Major Dad references are like people speaking a dying language. There weren't many to begin with and they are only dwindling.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2021, 9:44amSeriously. I thought of it because I saw the name Gerald McRaney today.
I remember trying to use the Cure as an example to explain a concept to my rock class, and as I was talking I could see half the class was humouring comprehension and the other half saw no reason to fake it. The only thing that saved the moment was that I stopped and told them I could tell they thought I was 90 years old.matedog wrote: ↑02 Jul 2021, 9:51amPeople getting Major Dad references are like people speaking a dying language. There weren't many to begin with and they are only dwindling.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2021, 9:44amSeriously. I thought of it because I saw the name Gerald McRaney today.
Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2021, 9:54amI remember trying to use the Cure as an example to explain a concept to my rock class, and as I was talking I could see half the class was humouring comprehension and the other half saw no reason to fake it. The only thing that saved the moment was that I stopped and told them I could tell they thought I was 90 years old.matedog wrote: ↑02 Jul 2021, 9:51amPeople getting Major Dad references are like people speaking a dying language. There weren't many to begin with and they are only dwindling.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2021, 9:44amSeriously. I thought of it because I saw the name Gerald McRaney today.
Any historian worth their degree will tell you forecasting historical significance is a mug's game. Books and movies that seem massive at the time can fade away, whereas stuff that was mostly ignored at the time is later discovered and granted great significance. The novels of Jim Thompson, for example. He was cult noir author in his time, but now understood to be a literary giant. We flat out can never tell who or what future generations will find resonates.matedog wrote: ↑02 Jul 2021, 9:57amDr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2021, 9:54amI remember trying to use the Cure as an example to explain a concept to my rock class, and as I was talking I could see half the class was humouring comprehension and the other half saw no reason to fake it. The only thing that saved the moment was that I stopped and told them I could tell they thought I was 90 years old.matedog wrote: ↑02 Jul 2021, 9:51amPeople getting Major Dad references are like people speaking a dying language. There weren't many to begin with and they are only dwindling.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Jul 2021, 9:44amSeriously. I thought of it because I saw the name Gerald McRaney today.
I'm finding it fascinating what pop culture has endured and what hasn't. "California Love" is still one the kids know, but "Tha Crossroads" isn't apparently.