hey any fans of simpsons here?
12-08-03, 07:37 AM
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well, I really meant that I need help with some English language used in these series... Is there anybody familiar with Simpsons who would give me a hand? 
thx!
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12-08-03, 10:57 AM
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Wouldnt the questions have been better served in the first post?
12-08-03, 12:44 PM
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The only funny English joke I remember from the show is as follows:
"Me fail english? That's unpossible!"
You see, Pelayu, this is a funny joke because of irony. Ralph Wiggum is aghast at the notion of his failure to pass his english class but validated his failing grade through his inability to grasp his command of the language by constructing a grammatically incorrect interjection.
Instead properly saying "I failed English? That's impossible!" He incorrectly uses the pronoun "me," uses the wrong tense of "to fail" and creates his own word of "unpossible." Surely he cannot pass english if he cannot use it in an everyday application, and his inability to see his inability is funny.
Hence the irony, and the mark of a classic Simpsons joke.
"Me fail english? That's unpossible!"
You see, Pelayu, this is a funny joke because of irony. Ralph Wiggum is aghast at the notion of his failure to pass his english class but validated his failing grade through his inability to grasp his command of the language by constructing a grammatically incorrect interjection.
Instead properly saying "I failed English? That's impossible!" He incorrectly uses the pronoun "me," uses the wrong tense of "to fail" and creates his own word of "unpossible." Surely he cannot pass english if he cannot use it in an everyday application, and his inability to see his inability is funny.
Hence the irony, and the mark of a classic Simpsons joke.
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12-08-03, 05:57 PM
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Originally posted by rabbit77
The only funny English joke I remember from the show is as follows:
"Me fail english? That's unpossible!"
The only funny English joke I remember from the show is as follows:
"Me fail english? That's unpossible!"
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12-08-03, 07:23 PM
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well, what a flame you've got here
well, here I go.
Party hardy was tardy. it was said by Ottoman
What did he mean though?
Right across the plate in baseball means a pitch sent through? right?
Homer was a A supervisor who cared too much...cared too much about what?
Beer Duff and police chief Wiggum ..do these words mean something or they are just a trade mark and a name respectively?
In City Hall the councilman says: Coffe and maple log in the lobby... ??? What?
Thx
P.S. if somesoby has some "loaftime", please don't hesitate to lend me a hand
well, here I go.
Party hardy was tardy. it was said by Ottoman
What did he mean though?Right across the plate in baseball means a pitch sent through? right?
Homer was a A supervisor who cared too much...cared too much about what?
Beer Duff and police chief Wiggum ..do these words mean something or they are just a trade mark and a name respectively?
In City Hall the councilman says: Coffe and maple log in the lobby... ??? What?
Thx
P.S. if somesoby has some "loaftime", please don't hesitate to lend me a hand
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12-08-03, 08:45 PM
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Originally posted by Pelayu
1. Party hardy was tardy. it was said by Ottoman What did he mean though?
2. Right across the plate in baseball means a pitch sent through? right?
3. Homer was a A supervisor who cared too much...cared too much about what?
4. Beer Duff and police chief Wiggum ..do these words mean something or they are just a trade mark and a name respectively?
5. In City Hall the councilman says: Coffe and maple log in the lobby... ??? What?
1. Party hardy was tardy. it was said by Ottoman
What did he mean though?2. Right across the plate in baseball means a pitch sent through? right?
3. Homer was a A supervisor who cared too much...cared too much about what?
4. Beer Duff and police chief Wiggum ..do these words mean something or they are just a trade mark and a name respectively?
5. In City Hall the councilman says: Coffe and maple log in the lobby... ??? What?
2. yes, it means a strike. the ball was thrown across the plate.
3. again, context.
4. as far as i know, they are just names.
5. context is your friend
12-08-03, 10:32 PM
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Without context, Party hardy is a way of saying Party hard (or party a lot). So, maybe Otto was saying the partying began too late? Yeah, without context it's difficult to say.
and for #5, it sounds like there is coffee and maple logs in the lobby. Not sure what the question is. Are you asking what a maple log is?
and for #5, it sounds like there is coffee and maple logs in the lobby.
Not sure what the question is. Are you asking what a maple log is?
