!!!
― Babby's Yed Revisited (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 02:58 (three years ago) link
laughed because I thought it meant he was great at sleeping
before taking this at face value remember, we are dealing here with someone who was the class clown.
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 03:24 (three years ago) link
Simple: Ralph dreams he's a Viking. Ralph was never written with the ability to understand a complex & obscure metaphor like saying he is a Viking at something, meaning he is great at it. If I knew Scully had misunderstood a joke like that, I would have fired him instantly.— David Mirkin (@DaveMirkin) December 21, 2020
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 03:37 (three years ago) link
straight from the horse's mouth:
Wow, ha, I guess that's also now canon! Do you remember who pitched it? Maybe they could say for sure. I think we may have been out of the room writing a script at the time so I have zero authority to weigh in on this, it's just my opinion.
― huge rant (sic), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 04:15 (three years ago) link
wow settled after all these years
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 04:21 (three years ago) link
xp you left out where he mentioned mirkin who then posted the tweet i posted just above you
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 04:25 (three years ago) link
my point was him saying "I was not in the room and my opinion literally means nothing" indicates either that he was not the horse, or that the horsethor is dead
― huge rant (sic), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 05:23 (three years ago) link
THANK YOU
― ||||||||, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 07:06 (three years ago) link
Let's flog it some more anyway
― spruce springclean (darraghmac), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 08:57 (three years ago) link
did we never get this sorted
― huge rant (sic), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 09:08 (three years ago) link
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"
― kinder, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 09:16 (three years ago) link
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.comit doesnt help but i try, god help me but i do
― kinder, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 09:18 (three years ago) link
Ha
― spruce springclean (darraghmac), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 09:21 (three years ago) link
his legs don't know how to be as long as yours
― huge rant (sic), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 09:30 (three years ago) link
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)
― mark s, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 10:31 (three years ago) link
sleep is where im the aufhebung
― mark s, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 10:33 (three years ago) link
hi, Super Nintendo Sinkah
― huge rant (sic), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 10:53 (three years ago) link
the mid-tier joke is sublated by and/or into the high-tier joke
last 40 years of critical theory tbh
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 12:51 (three years ago) link
my main takeaway from that twitter thread is that many people are really bad at understanding any kind of joke
― Number None, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 12:54 (three years ago) link
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
― huge rant (sic), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 13:03 (three years ago) link
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 Biteyπ³οΈβππ (@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
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 14:23 (three years ago) link
NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO what twilight zone shit is this where there's another disputed Simpsons scene
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 15:43 (three years ago) link
theyre all disputed now
― mark s, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:12 (three years ago) link
haha yeah
― kinder, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:17 (three years ago) link
"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?"
― DJP, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:21 (three years ago) link
Sideshow Mel was meant to represent the British Beehive of the 19th century
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:22 (three years ago) link
I believe all 30 seasons of the Simpsons are just a dream Tracy Ullman had on her show.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:50 (three years ago) link
^^^ that one's true
― DJP, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:52 (three years ago) link
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
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:24 (three years ago) link
It's all worth it for being reminded of that fucking "Paint Your Wagon" bit though, been shaking with laughter all afternoon
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:39 (three years ago) link
Best part is that it's a real musical, tho obv not literally about painting wagons
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:52 (three years ago) link
nice of 'em to clear up the shoe joke, that's been bothering me since I was 13
― frogbs, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:53 (three years ago) link
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
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:57 (three years ago) link
I didn't know about Sneed's, formerly Chucks, either. took me a while but worth it.
― kinder, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 18:14 (three years ago) link
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
― frogbs, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 18:39 (three years ago) link
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?
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 23:00 (three years ago) link
a welcome new twist
― ffolkes (map), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 23:03 (three years ago) link
Alternatively, are people nibbling at him in his sleep?
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 23:04 (three years ago) link
"I wasn't aware of viking as meaning great at something"
Nobody was! That's why this is the dumbest thing ever
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:41 (three years ago) link
ctrl + f
smh, can't believe no one pointed out that it's secretly a pun on 'awaking'.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:44 (three years ago) link
wanking, that's where I'm a viking
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:45 (three years ago) link
I'm a Vai, King.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:46 (three years ago) link
Stevie and the Diamond would never jam together!
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:46 (three years ago) link
I put on my helmet and battleaxe
― imago, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:47 (three years ago) link
*in Ralph's voice* Oh, I like to play dress up.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:49 (three years ago) link
Weinstein is now on board with this theory
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 18:54 (three years ago) link
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 rightThat said I think people should be able to laugh at a line for whatever reason!— Josh Weinstein (@Joshstrangehill) September 25, 2021
― Long enough attention span for a Stephen Bissette blu-ray extra (aldo), Monday, 27 September 2021 06:05 (two years ago) link
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
β hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Monday, April 26, 2010 10:55 PM (eleven years ago)"
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 27 September 2021 09:12 (two years ago) link
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.
― I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Monday, 27 September 2021 11:53 (two years ago) link
otm
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Monday, 27 September 2021 13:29 (two years ago) link