Simpsons bit
 

James Lileks today points out "the filthiest joke ever broadcast on network TV" appears during the "Tomacco" episode of "The Simpsons". He says this sign appears outside a rural store:

SNEED’S FEED AND SEED
(Formerly Chuck’s)

Now that's comedy. I saw the episode and missed the sign completely. Mr Lileks suggests that it's so subtle that the censors must have missed it. In any case, hilarity!

I'd like to replace Duh? with Doh!, but I still don't get it.:confused:

Note the rhyming pattern of Sneed, Feed and Seed.

Replace "Sneed" with "Chuck", and apply a similar rhyming pattern, keeping the first letters of Feed and Seed.

A very nice one...

OK..thanks:)

That is pretty funny.

The Simpson's is just chock full of that kinda shit. I'm sure I miss 75% of it -- some because I just don't see it, and some because I don't "get it".

A lot of it is references to other shows, books, etc. One of the opening segments (where they come into the living room to sit on the couch, and it's different every time) had a shark-infested pool that they had to jump over to get to their couch.

It wasn't until later that I realized what "jump the shark" meant (I think I heard it on Howard Stern). They were basically thumbing their nose at the fact that they are still around after so long, and still going strong.

     I heard an NPR interview with Matt Groenig a year or so ago.. It seems that Burns "Hoy Hoy" answer to the telephone was what Edison wanted. Apperently Edison disliked the idea of saying "Hello" as if the person was actually present. It's all part of Burns anachronisity. (Is that a word?) Anyway, I thought that was cool, I didn't know why the hell he said that untill then.