Comments on: He was a nice guy with some funny habits

By: Xibee

Xibee — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:36:04 +0000

My husband's Simpsons experience was very parallel to the growth in his life as American citizen. When we first married I discovered he had been turning off the Simpsons, clueless as to why a cartoon would be playing in prime time, to ADULTS for heaven's sake. In Korea that's what cartoons are -- they're for kids.

As soon as I made him sit through one or two and explained some of the side jokes, I was delighted to see the little warm light in the back start growing and now he HAWs away at it like the boorish schadenfreudic American Californian I'd always hoped for. ~~>>>>>::hearts<<<<<~~

By: Eden Kennedy Onassis

Eden Kennedy Onassis — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:24:55 +0000

Thanks!

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:00:20 +0000

Totally not related to your post, but I just found your blog. I had to stop reading and laughing and get back to work, but so far I love it. I saw the book "Freddy and Fredericka" in your LibraryThing. I've never known any one else who read it, but it's one of the funniest books I've ever read. My husband thought I was crying because I was laughing so hard, and I don't laugh out loud at just anything. Remember when he was calling for their dog? Anyway, I look forward to following your blog. Thanks!
Katie

By: Monica

Monica — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:09:47 +0000

Madame, the mere thought of the Simpsons in French just about made my day!….

By: Hip Mom's Guide

Hip Mom's Guide — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:55:34 +0000

Yikes, wow, that's something.

I haven't seen the Simpsons in ages, but hey, I was so not 12 in 1989. Darn it.

By: Ginny

Ginny — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:45:29 +0000

The night we came home after our baby died, we laid down in bed and watched 'The Simpsons' and managed to laugh our heads off. These days, my 2 other boys, who have seemingly nothing in common, each watch it regularly.

Do you really think those two guys are still roommates?

Oh. And I was 20-freakin'-8 in 1989.

By: gg

gg — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:32:16 +0000

Just watching: Motherhood (2009) Uma Thurman, Minnie Driver . Did you write it? If not, you could have.

By: Steph(anie)

Steph(anie) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:38:51 +0000

I was 12 in '89!

By: plumpdumpling

plumpdumpling — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:12:02 +0000

Umm, this is currently my life. The part about the awkward roommate staring at the ceiling while I have sex because he refuses to own a TV, I mean. In a tiny Brooklyn apartment, no less. I'm scared to know that other people live/have lived this way.

By: Madame, but not French

Madame, but not French — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:07:52 +0000

My husband and I watch the Simpsons. In Paris. In French. I'm pleased to say that the French dig it, even in translation, it's very very funny.
They must have a crack team of translators working on The Simpsons around the clock. I always feel sort of guilty about that, since these folks should probably be working for the UN.