... issues and tissues with a touch of the spicy from the spirit hag ...


there are two homers' in my life. one is a fat, bald, yellow guy with a big mouth and an "average" family, and the other is the world-renowned author of such epic works as the iliad and the odyssey.

they appeal to me equally, although for markedly different reasons. despite the fact that watching 'the simpsons' is considered prostitution of your literacy in some circles, i am and out and proud fan of the modern-day hero that is homer j. simpson.

and in answer to the intellectual slumming this implies on my part, i will leave you with the men themselves ... homer the poet & homer simpson ... one on one ... and despite their 3000 year-odd age gap, they seem to get along just fine. see for yourself.


homer: "look you now, how ready mortals are to blame the gods"

homer s: "the lesson is : our god is vengeful! o spiteful one, show me who to smite and they shall be smoten"



homer: "how comes it that thy mother bore thee so heedless?"

homer s: " you couldn't fool your mother on the foolingest day of your life if you had an electrified fooling machine "



homer: "and moreover a young man has shame to question an elder”

homer s: "kids, if grandpa starts acting weird, lead him down into the basement"



homer: “my child, what a word has escaped the barrier of thy teeth !"

homer s: “why you little ...”



homer: "it is from us, they say, that evils come"

homer s: "kent i’d be lying if i said my men weren’t committing crimes"



homer: "unyoke the strangers' horses, and lead the men forward into the house, that they may feast "

homer s: "good drink ... good meat ... good god, let's eat ! "



homer: "you shalt not long remain a maiden !"

homer s: "wait a minute, rhinos don't come from eggs. what did you just see, lisa ?"



homer: "i am a stranger from afar, wherefore i wander i know no one of the people who possess this city and land"

homer s: "i'm hittin' the road. maybe i'll drop you a line some day from wherever i wind up in this crazy old world"



homer: "verily i gave my mind command that we should flee with swift foot, but others in their great folly did not hearken !"

homer s: "alright brain, you don't like me, and i don't like you. but lets just do this, and i can get back to killing you with beer"



homer: "there i sacked the city and slew the men"

homer s: "kill my boss?!? do i dare live out the american dream?"



homer: "bring up thy fiery-hoofed horses, and yoke them beneath the car, that we may speed on our way"

homer s: "ah, the college roadtrip. what better way to spread beer-fueled mayhem?"



... you just gotta love those homers. *sigh*




Comments
on Jul 25, 2004

i dunno if you caught the episode in which homer read the works of that other homer (from a way overdue library book) to the kids.   as troy was being sacked by ned flanders in ancient armor, simpson proclaimed:

From now on when people get wood, theyll think of trojans.

on Jul 25, 2004
as troy was being sacked by ned flanders in ancient armor, simpson proclaimed: From now on when people get wood, theyll think of trojans.


king, i haven't actually seen that one, but now i must !.

i have another favourite ...

homer : well, he's got all the money in the world, but there's one thing he can't buy
marge : what's that?
homer : a dinosaur


nice to see you king

vanessa/mig XX
on Jul 25, 2004
Hehe. My favorite Homer quote (as in simpson) is something like -"you try, you fail. Lesson learned, Don't try", or "alcohol- the cause of ,and solution to, all of life's problems"

Excellent article Vanessa. I'm gonna give u an insightful.

DYl xxx
on Jul 25, 2004
My favorite Homer quote (as in simpson) is something like -"you try, you fail. Lesson learned, Don't try",


dyl, i'm so glad you're a fan of homer. i had a feeling you might be.

Excellent article Vanessa. I'm gonna give u an insightful.


thankyou so much, dyl. i'm glad you liked it, it took me ages, i'm so nerdy with all my research, but i required distracting from the huge hole left in my life by marco going home. (i'm sure you can imagine).

mig/vanessa XX
on Jul 25, 2004
A couple of my favorite -

Dear Lord, the gods have been good to me. As an offering, I present these milk and cookies. If you wish me to eat them instead, please give me no sign whatsoever ... thy will be done. (munch munch munch)

Oh look at me !!! I'm making people happy! I'm the magical man from happy land, with a gumdrop house on lollipop lane! Oh by the way ... I was being sarcastic.

Nice one Miggy!

BAM!!!
on Jul 25, 2004
Not sure how well Homer will fit a marco shaped hole...but good luck with that hon!!

DYl xx
on Jul 25, 2004
Excellent matching-up of quotes, mig!
on Jul 25, 2004
Oh look at me !!! I'm making people happy! I'm the magical man from happy land, with a gumdrop house on lollipop lane! Oh by the way ... I was being sarcastic. Nice one Miggy!


thankyou, muggy. long live homer !



Not sure how well Homer will fit a marco shaped hole...but good luck with that hon!!


dyl, i'm afraid that, as i suspected, not even homer can fill this void waaaah !



Excellent matching-up of quotes, mig!


citahellion !. i'm glad you're here !. and thanks. my 'wordy' blogs just wouldn't be the same without you


mig XX
on Jul 28, 2004
mmmmm....similarities.
on Jul 28, 2004
Reply By: ShitsNgigglesPosted: Wednesday, July 28, 2004mmmmm....similarities


mmmmm funny stePHen

my fave segment is still "people who look like things" hehe


mig XX
on Nov 08, 2004
Geez you're a moron!

But I liked this blog so maybe you're doing mig a favour in a weird asinine annoying moronic why!
on Nov 09, 2004

Geez you're a moron!


thankyou, trina. you saved me the trouble of saying that !


But I liked this blog so maybe you're doing mig a favour in a weird asinine annoying moronic why!


somebody mentioned that it recently spammed brads' blog, and i have seen spam in muggaz' blog, too. the stupid thing !. but i'm very glad you got to read this, trina


mig XX

on Nov 09, 2004
they appeal to me equally, although for markedly different reasons. despite the fact that watching 'the simpsons' is considered prostitution of your literacy in some circles, i am and out and proud fan of the modern-day hero that is homer j. simpson.


Well, those who do not appreciate the intertextuality of the Simpsons are the same boobs who wouldn't appreciate the intertextuality of another off-shoot of Homer... James Joyce's Ulysses.....
on Nov 09, 2004
watching 'the simpsons' is considered prostitution of your literacy in some circles,


Actually, I think NOT watching The Simpsons is considered unAmerican in others...

This is a great article; truly insightful!



on Nov 10, 2004

Actually, I think NOT watching The Simpsons is considered unAmerican in others... This is a great article; truly insightful!


thankyou very much, hamster 311, on both counts. nice to 'meet' you


Well, those who do not appreciate the intertextuality of the Simpsons are the same boobs who wouldn't appreciate the intertextuality of another off-shoot of Homer... James Joyce's Ulysses.....


historyishere ... beautifully said. thankyou


mig XXX