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  • #91
    Originally posted by srholmes
    maybe we should have a separate grammar thread....
    Why share out knowledge with the ignorant? Pearls before swine, and all that.
    " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
    "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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    • #92
      Originally posted by finbar


      Highly unlikely for me. I had 3 hours sleep and I won't be finished this bloody thing till tonight. I think I might opt for sleep instead.
      I wouldn't work too hard. I'm sure my trogs will continue to opt for Simpson repeats and Charmed.
      Any views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer. Tis the rising of the moon..

      Look, I just don't anymore, okay?

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      • #93
        Originally posted by Alexander's Horse


        I wouldn't work too hard. I'm sure my trogs will continue to opt for Simpson repeats and Charmed.
        I never miss a Simpsons repeat. Meaning, basically, given that a new Simpsons ep is even rarer than Hydey driving within the speed limit, I never miss a Simpsons ep. Stunning storytelling, stunning writing, even this many years down the track.
        " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
        "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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        • #94
          Glad you like the Simpsons.

          Have you watched Family Guy? This is my favourite funny cartoon, though Futurama also has its moments.

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          • #95
            I haven't watched one episode
            Any views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer. Tis the rising of the moon..

            Look, I just don't anymore, okay?

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            • #96
              At least I'm accurate.
              Last Friday night you showed up then said you were tired!
              Tonight we are at the whim of your wind
              "Old age and skill will overcome youth and treachery. "
              *deity of THE DEITIANS*
              icq: 8388924

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              • #97
                well I play more often than you do
                Any views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer. Tis the rising of the moon..

                Look, I just don't anymore, okay?

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                • #98
                  Peep

                  I know too late.
                  The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits

                  Hydey the no-limits man.

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                  • #99
                    I'm proud to say the town I live in produced the creator of The Simpsons.
                    Must have been on a different water line than I was.
                    Life and death is a grave matter;
                    all things pass quickly away.
                    Each of you must be completely alert;
                    never neglectful, never indulgent.

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                    • So, Friday night, who's around?
                      Any views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer. Tis the rising of the moon..

                      Look, I just don't anymore, okay?

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                      • I notice there's now another Groening appearing in the show's credits. I assume it's an offspring.
                        " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
                        "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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                        • yes but what about tonight?
                          Any views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer. Tis the rising of the moon..

                          Look, I just don't anymore, okay?

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                          • Horse, it's not about often, it's about reliability.

                            I will be here definitely. I'm OK for 8:30pm onwards...
                            "Old age and skill will overcome youth and treachery. "
                            *deity of THE DEITIANS*
                            icq: 8388924

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                            • Yeah, stop cr@pping on fin and talk civ!
                              "Old age and skill will overcome youth and treachery. "
                              *deity of THE DEITIANS*
                              icq: 8388924

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                              • Originally posted by DrSpike
                                Glad you like the Simpsons.
                                It's an extraordinary piece of writing. I keep meaning to tape an episode and extract - on paper - a scene breakdown from it to examine their storytelling methods. A recent ep started with Homer and Bart using fire crackers to solve problems around the home - extracting a video jammed in the VCR, etc - and, within 30 seconds, the entire family was at a literary convention, and within another 30 seconds, the ep was about Krusty's love child. Usually the story shifts are seamless. On the odd occasion they're not, the ep just feels fragmented.

                                Beyond the storytelling, though, it's the density of the writing that lifts the show above most - if not all - others. You couldn't count the layers they manage to weave into their dialogue.

                                Have you watched Family Guy? This is my favourite funny cartoon, though Futurama also has its moments.
                                I haven't seen Family Guy, and Futurama just doesn't cut it for me. The characters are uninspired, the situations uninspiring, and it's always trying too hard. It labours trying to achieve what the Simpsons achieves on its ear. Which isn't to say what they do with the Simpsons is easy - it's not, it's incredibly difficult, but that they make it look easy is the indicator of their great skill.
                                " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
                                "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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