"Hi Everybody!"
Well, as coincidences would have it, Ann wanted something to write about, and today I got something.
See, it’s easy if you’re a parent. Inevitably, the toddler-like creatures inhabiting your home (and demanding to be changed and fed, though not necessarily bathed) do something funny/cute/scary/surprising/insane, and you relay it to the blogging world. Or you cheat like Ann and primarily take pictures.
But for those of us more comfortable living without the interference of other humans or pets, we have to rely on outside forces beyond our control. And for those of us extra-oblivious to our surroundings, it takes something that really shakes you out of your self-imposed tunnel vision.
One of my coworkers, Carol (who also regularly reads this), came over to drop some distributions off with the people that sit around me. As she made her way into the area, we were greeted with a hearty, “Hi, everybody!” This happens nearly daily, which isn’t the issue. Today, however, there was something about the cadence in which she said this that struck a chord. I recognized it, but I couldn’t remember where. Then it hit me. It was a character on The Simpsons. My next problem was trying to remember which one.
You know, the internet is a wonderful thing, and search engines certainly come in handy. So from my Yahoo home page, I search for “The Simpsons characters”. And as would surprise absolutely no one, our friends at Wikipedia had a solution for me.
So I start off with a complete list, or at least a near complete list of characters. This was a bit of a diversion, learning things like Apu’s last name is Nahasapeemapetilon (he runs the Kwik-E-Mart) as well as the impressive list of pets the Simpsons have had. But that wasn’t helping me identify the character who said it.
So I started looking through, trying to recall who it was that said that magic phrase. After looking at a few, I started to think it was Barney Gumble, but quickly realized that wasn’t it. So after a few more, I had the character: Dr. Nick Riviera.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not comparing Carol to Dr. Nick. But there was something about the cadence today that just made that connection click.
Anyway, I encourage you to get a few laughs by looking at some of the quotes and detailed background information on the Simpsons.
posted by Derek @ 9/14/2006 09:43:00 PM
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4 Comments:
OK- two bones to pick with you on that idea. 1) If you thought pictures were cheating you a) would not understand the moblog movement, and b)you would stop checking my blog. Since you know I still use pictures, I'm guessing they don' disturb you that much. 2)Ha! I have plenty of things to blog about that have NOTHING to do with the children, like Triathlon training and miserable unsuccessful job searching and new houses, but the blog, if you read the subtitle, is suppossed to be ABOUT THE KIDS. That is why I write primarily about funny stuff they say and do.
So take THAT! And anyways, that was a cheap way to get us interested in the Simpsons.
Yes, so let's talk about how often you update the one that ISN'T about your kids, shall we? It's on manners, and hasn't had a new posting since June.
If you had that much to say on non-kid stuff, you'd have a place to put it.
No, I just ran out of ideas of how to tell people what they should do or how they should act. Turns out I am not quite as opinionated on that as I thought. Still can't put the other topics up there, though. You're just going to have to get your Ann news through kid related things.
I knew that "Hi everybody" wasn't my own saying, but I couldn't remember where I got it from. I watched The Simpsons for many years before the show got stupid.
Dr Nick would say "Hi everybody" and then the audience would say "Hi Dr. Nick." Thank you for pointing that out.
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