Oh boy, ILX! That's where I'm a viking!..?

did we never get this sorted

I mean, even the idea that Ralph would use the word "where" to mean "the discipline in which" is baffling enough, even before we get onto "being a Viking means being good at"

i try to remember this thread whenever ppl seem (to me) to be going to rather extreme lengths to misunderstand the obvious thrust of simple statements on ilxor.com
it doesnt help but i try, god help me but i do

Ha

I mean, even the idea that Ralph would use the word "where" to mean "the discipline in which" is baffling enough, even before we get onto "being a Viking means being good at"

his legs don't know how to be as long as yours

if i taught dialectics i wd use this debate to explain dialectics

the mid-tier joke is sublated by and/or into the high-tier joke: the "misunderstanding" (so-called) enlarges and enriches the "intention" (so-called)

sleep is where im the aufhebung

hi, Super Nintendo Sinkah

the mid-tier joke is sublated by and/or into the high-tier joke

last 40 years of critical theory tbh

my main takeaway from that twitter thread is that many people are really bad at understanding any kind of joke

by my reading a lot of people in that thread are not familiar with US idioms or pop culture of 50-70 years ago, even if English is their first language

There's been some confusion in this scene in Homer Vs The 18th Amendment.

Banner: "You're out there somewhere, Beer Baron. And I'll find you."

Homer (distant): "No, you won't!"

Banner: "Yes, I will!"

Homer: "Won't!"

I believe Homer says won't, but some people hear d'oh.

— I Call The Big One Bitey🏳️‍🌈🔞 (@Chalm_Skinn) December 21, 2020

People thinking Homer whispers "d'oh" to Rex Banner instead of "won't" is another baffling one. Why would he respond to a guy saying he'll catch him by saying "no you won't" but then say "d'oh" in response to him saying "yes I will"?

Weinstein is yet to confirm my privately-held conviction that Hans Moleman wasn't really saying "boo-urns", he was just trying to gain favour with a powerful man at a vulnerable moment

NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO what twilight zone shit is this where there's another disputed Simpsons scene

theyre all disputed now

haha yeah

"Some people put forward the theory that the monorail episode was an homage to The Music Man but I have always thought it was a musical tribute to Mussolini's ascent to power; which one is correct?"

Sideshow Mel was meant to represent the British Beehive of the 19th century

I believe all 30 seasons of the Simpsons are just a dream Tracy Ullman had on her show.

^^^ that one's true

One guy actually asked "how was that drawing Kirk van Outen did meant to represent dignity?"

Someone replied saying it was intended to look like a jutting masculine chin which connotes dignity

It's all worth it for being reminded of that fucking "Paint Your Wagon" bit though, been shaking with laughter all afternoon

Best part is that it's a real musical, tho obv not literally about painting wagons

nice of 'em to clear up the shoe joke, that's been bothering me since I was 13

Can they clarify why Bonestorm was available for only 99 cents rental price...was Comic Book Guy hoping to make a killing on the expected late fees to offset the cheap rental price

I didn't know about Sneed's, formerly Chucks, either. took me a while but worth it.

yeah that was pretty clever, I wonder how many people actually caught that. I too had to stare at it for a while before I got it

I just caught wind of this whole kerfuffle. I wasn't aware of viking as meaning great at something. I am aware that in Japan it means all you can eat buffet. Is Ralph dreaming of being a buffet? Do we know whether he's spent time in Japan?

a welcome new twist

Alternatively, are people nibbling at him in his sleep?

"I wasn't aware of viking as meaning great at something"

Nobody was! That's why this is the dumbest thing ever

ctrl + f

smh, can't believe no one pointed out that it's secretly a pun on 'awaking'.

wanking, that's where I'm a viking

I'm a Vai, King.

Stevie and the Diamond would never jam together!

I put on my helmet and battleaxe

*in Ralph's voice* Oh, I like to play dress up.

Weinstein is yet to confirm my privately-held conviction that Hans Moleman wasn't really saying "boo-urns", he was just trying to gain favour with a powerful man at a vulnerable moment

Weinstein is now on board with this theory

It's the most literal interpretation - he likes to dream he's a viking. If you have to think too much about what a line is referring to, it's almost always the most likely interpretation that's right

That said I think people should be able to laugh at a line for whatever reason!

— Josh Weinstein (@Joshstrangehill) September 25, 2021

If you have to think too much about what a line is referring to, it's almost always the most likely interpretation that's right

"occam's razor works well with comedy

― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Monday, April 26, 2010 10:55 PM (eleven years ago)"

flaw in that argument was, and is, that us "viking at sleep" folks didn't work hard to hear it that way - it's the first and funniest way the joke landed for us.

otm

And upon further review you still thought that interpretation makes the most sense, that a writer would expect an audience to come up with that interpretation, and all the other writers and show runners would sign off on it.

Like this entire discussion wasn't some instant, personal reaction. You were presented with a much more sensible, likely interpretation and still persisted with a different one.

A what at sleep?

Doctor Casino otm

the appeals to authorial authority on this thread have always been so strange to me. like, i thought the author was dead. also: has anyone here ever actually logicked someone out of thinking a joke was funny, and into thinking it was funny in some different way that they prefer?

I was able to convince my son that when I dropped my phone in the toilet it was funny as a satire on technological addiction rather than being funny because the phone was poopy

1) a big point y'all seem unable to consider is viewing it from a writer's/joke creator's POV
2) nobody is doing that. We're simply saying your interpretation is incorrect, that it wasn't how the joke was intended.

Appreciate the 'excels at sleep' folks who are still keeping up the fight.

I'm a reluctant literalist, which ultimately feels like the smaller and more mundane worldview. :(

the idea that the interpretation is "incorrect" because it wasn't what the writer who pitched it had in mind is precisely what i'm challenging!