Tell Me! The Leon Kompowsky effect

[thebitterguy]

If I pointed at a male co-worker who had worn a pink shirt into work and said "I guess we send him to the insane asylum now", would you get the reference/joke?

Comments

[ilovekatamari.livejournal.com]

Yes. It's from the Simpsons episode where they sent Homer to the insane asylum and Michael Jackson helped Bart compose a song for his sister. "Lisa, it's your birthday. Happy birthday, Lisa..."

[thebitterguy]

Exorictly.

Wikipedia seems to finally settle who was doing what in that episode, too.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

Yes. Yes, I would. :)

[thebitterguy]

I appreciate the synchronicity of your geekiness to my own.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

It is pleasing that you realized my reply was also a reference to that wellspring of quips!

Though, man, that episode was from 1990. We're gettin' old.

"judging by his outlandish attire, he's some sort of free-thinking anarchist."

[perich.livejournal.com]

I would if it were a direct quote from the episode.

Re: "judging by his outlandish attire, he's some sort of free-thinking anarchist."

[thebitterguy]

The basic plot just seems so... Homeric, you know?

[tenzil.livejournal.com]

Nope. (after reading comments) Although I have many coworkers who seem to memorize Simpsons episodes, I've only watched about half a dozen of 'em ever.

[thebitterguy]

Just not a show you like?

[tenzil.livejournal.com]

More that I've just never made time for it, I guess; there's always another episode on some other time and almost always something I want to watch more at the time.

I do remember, oh, 15 years ago, a Halloween episode with Homer as the protagonist of The Raven, that nearly had greenlion and I convulsing with laughter.

[bald-ruminant.livejournal.com]

D'oh!

[thebitterguy]

Excellent.

[zenten.livejournal.com]

I would, but a lot of people probably won't, ie non-geeks, or geeks who don't like the Simpsons.

[thebitterguy]

I always assumed The Simpsons was just a pop culture staple.

Then again, that episode is almost almost 17 years old.

[zenten.livejournal.com]

Knowing who Homer is: Pop culture.

Knowing a reference to one specific episode without even knowing you're referring to the Simpsons: Geek.

[waiwode.livejournal.com]

Nope. No idea.

[thebitterguy]

's cool.

[deven-science.livejournal.com]

No.

[thebitterguy]

Hmm. Based on the evidence (i.e. the last two comments) military men don't like the simpsons. Or just don't remember the plotlines of two decade old episodes.

[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

It's not just military men, b/c I'm a "Nope" as well.

[deven-science.livejournal.com]

Just don't remember that one, I guess.

[thebitterguy]

If you get the chance to watch it, it is quite an awesome one.

[waiwode.livejournal.com]

Note: I like The Simpsons just fine.

My "Remember-izer" isn't all that great at the best of times, though, and I have never been any good at remembering quotes, speeches, or my lines in grade 10 drama.

Doug.

[kynn.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't get it.

I'd be a little worried about sexism and/or homophobia, actually.

[thebitterguy]

Ahhhh. True, that's one possible way to take the statement.

[ghostwes.livejournal.com]

My first thought as well.

What was the context of the original gag, thebitterguy? I'm not getting it from the comments above.

[thebitterguy]

In the Simpsons episode Stark Raving Dad, Homer wears a pink shirt to work. This tags him as a "free thinking anarchist", and he's given a mental examination, and put into an insane asylum, where he meets a man who thinks he's Michael Jackson.

[uniquecrash5.livejournal.com]

But of course.

17 years? Yipe.

[granolademonic.livejournal.com]

Simpsons.

Now I'll read the other comments.

[granolademonic.livejournal.com]

Bart would be 29 had the characters been allowed to age.

[thebitterguy]

Oh My Lord. That's both interesting and depressing.

[absinthe-dot-ca.livejournal.com]

If I may be allowed to mix my mass-media references, "Yarp."