In March 2006, I finished reading Seinfeld and Philosophy. This book is terrible. Don’t read it. There are a few interesting points and a few interesting insights, but none of the essays in this book add up to anything interesting. A few essays (most notably, the one on “The Costanza Maneuver”) get so caught up in semantics that any actual meaning gets lost along the way. It seems, however, that most of the reviewers on Amazon.com would disagree. These reviewers don’t know what they’re talking about.
Not feeling so great about income taxes today, I researched a bit of history and found this video:
There, now I feel better. Wait… no I don’t.
Oh, how I love The Simpsons. I’m going to see the movie tonight, despite that I feel destined for disappointment. Will it be all a Simpsons movie could be? Probably not.
But any way…
What I really like about The Simpsons is it’s irreverence towards… everything. One of my favorite moments is this song, sung my Mr. Burns:
I especially like their religious humor as well:
<[>My favorite character is, by far, Homer. His idiocy, naivety, and bravery are endearing and make for the best commentary. In this video, my favorite Homer quote begins at six seconds in:
Perhaps my favorite Simpsons quote ever, however, comes from Lisa: “I refuse to believe, that everybody refuses to believe, the truth!”
Sorry, I couldn’t find a video of Lisa’s quote. Instead, I leave you with Ralph: