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Man yet to find situation not covered by Simpsons quote
Thursday, 12 July 2007
Gareth and his family prepare for a fancy dress party
Whether he's informing
his wife she's a 'big, fat dynamo' or telling his co-workers not to 'have a cow, man', Brisbane
removalist Gareth Schreiber takes all his conversational cues from The Simpsons.
The 32-year-old, who has
been watching the long-running TV show since it began, is able to apply
his encyclopaedic knowledge of the program to any circumstance, be it a
deceptively painful injury or a
discussion on the relative cowardice of the French.
"No matter what wacky situation life throws at me," he said,
"I always know I can look to Homer, Bart or Chief Wiggum for inspiration. If I'm telling
my missus why I love her, I can say ‘It's not just the sex - it's also the food
preparation.' Seeing a solar eclipse, ‘My eyes – zee goggles do nothing!'
Eating a Mars Bar, ‘Mmm...chocolate.' You could say this play has everything! As
Mr Burns would tell you, it's...excellent."
According to experts, Schreiber is not alone. In the past,
people would turn to Shakespeare or The Bible in search of a pithy turn of
phrase but today, more and more discerning commercial TV viewers are referring
to Matt Groening as ‘Bard Simpson'. Chris Turner, author of Planet Simpson,
explained: "The Simpsons has a breadth and longevity not found in other
contemporary cartoons like South Park or Family Guy, or even
live-action works like Two And A Half Men or The Cherry Orchard. Honestly,
where else would you find such poignant moments of genius as the time Mr Burns' lost innocence was symbolised by the loss of his
teddy bear?"
Not everyone shares Schreiber's enthusiasm for The
Simpsons, however. Some find his incessant repetition of "Hi-diddly-ho" and "Thank
you, come again" irritating. Among these critics is his boss Adam Phelps:
"Hearing Gareth yada yada yada about that show makes me wanna scream ‘SERENITY
NOW!' He's a close-talking hipster doofus," he said. "Not that there's anything wrong
with that."
But Schreiber remains unperturbed. "Hens love roosters, geese love ganders, everyone else loves Simpsons quotes. Except my boss," he said. "So, everyone who counts loves Simpsons quotes."
Re: [Article]Man yet to find situation not covered by Simpsons quote Goose July 12th, 2007 - 2:30 AM I love that the Seinfeld quotes are included i reckon just about everyone knows someone that endlessy throws either Simpson or Seinfeld quotes around. I must confess that I love both shows and have been known to occaisionally throw in a Seinfeldism from time to time. Not that there is anything wrong with that.....
Re: [Article]Man yet to find situation not covered by Simpsons quote Bigmac July 12th, 2007 - 3:29 AMWith my group it is mostly Family Guy quotes.
Actually, the anger that people show for those quotes reminds me of a family guy episode
Re: [Article]Man yet to find situation not covered by Simpsons quote Expat July 12th, 2007 - 12:58 PMSimpsons quotes are for people who have lost their perspicacity
[Article]Man yet to find situation not covered by Simpsons quote KNO July 12th, 2007 - 8:53 PMDon't be ridicurous.....
Re: [Article]Man yet to find situation not covered by Simpsons quote hammerondaridiculous July 13th, 2007 - 4:20 AMAs I am officially of the older generation I fart in the general direction of your Simpsons quotes!
Marge is a hamster, and Homer smells of elderberries!
*Pretend horsey rides off into the distance whilst his servant follows, clapping two African coconut halves together*
Re: [Article]Man yet to find situation not covered by Simpsons quote halfpint July 20th, 2007 - 11:07 PMto the comment on the african cocunut halfs; pure gold comedy there!!!
theres nuthin wrong with knowing a tv show thru n thru, i have monty python quotes flyin round at home and who knos wot modern shows goin round at skool! quotes r fun...
quotes r fun...
