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I've been consoling myself for the Royals' season by cheering for the Cards (even though it's an odd year.)

Posted by: Blue Jean at October 18, 2005 08:33 PM

I'm not usually one to get belly laughs from TV or movies, but there seems to be a soft spot somewhere in my psyche that occasionally gets hit. Last night I was watching the Daily Show, which I usually don't, and there was a promo for the Robert Report (pronounced "Row-bare Re-pour") during which Robert was called the "most described journalist." I don't know why, but that set me off in a way that the Simpson's almost exclusively and only occasionally can (like when Homer referred to Stephen Hawking as Larry Flint). Is there something wrong with me, or does anyone else experience that same sort of thing?

Posted by: WHQ at October 19, 2005 11:39 AM

It's actually the "Colbert Report." (Coal-bear)

Posted by: WHQ at October 19, 2005 11:58 AM

Matt Groening's been cracking me up for a quarter of a century, ever since I lived in Denver and the only thing anyone knew about him was that LIFE IN HELL started appearing in WestWord.

I want Futurama back.

Posted by: Tully at October 19, 2005 12:24 PM

Colbert gives the perfect pompous pose of today's news personalities. Did people notice how many places his name is on the set? He made sure you did on the 1st night. I've been reminded lately of "Network" as so much news is profit driven. That's why you have all this soap opera like attention paid to unsolved murders of beautiful people on Fox, MSNBC and CNN when there's real news (like our guys still aren't fully armored in Iraq)out there.
Losing the fairness doctrine and the FCC mandates for community/news programming - since it is the public airwaves - has really screwed things up.

Posted by: Marcus at October 19, 2005 02:30 PM

I need to watch it. I like catching Stewart every now and then. I wish he (Jon) was a little more "equal opportunity" in his humor, that would probably make me a regular viewer.

Posted by: AR at October 19, 2005 02:47 PM

I'm not a regular Stewart watcher, but he earned my eternal admiration when he tore up Tucker Carlson last year. Classic. Just classic.

Posted by: Tully at October 19, 2005 02:52 PM

I agree! Just an awesome TV moment, although I was waiting for him to yank Tucker up by his bow tie. That would have sealed it for me.

Posted by: AR at October 19, 2005 03:28 PM

CARLSON: You had John Kerry on your show and you sniff his throne and you're accusing us of partisan hackery?

STEWART: Absolutely.

CARLSON: You've got to be kidding me. He comes on and you...

(CROSSTALK)

STEWART: You're on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls.

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Beautiful.

Posted by: Tully at October 19, 2005 04:49 PM

Matt Groening's been cracking me up for a quarter of a century, ever since I lived in Denver and the only thing anyone knew about him was that LIFE IN HELL started appearing in WestWord.

What a blast from the past!! I miss Akbar and Jeff. Posted by: c3 at October 19, 2005 07:12 PM

^%$#**! The Cards lost.

Posted by: Blue Jean at October 19, 2005 11:54 PM

It was inevitable. After all, they're a house of Cards. GET IT??!!! BWUUHAAAHAAAAHAAA!!!! Hee, Hee. ooo...

Posted by: WHQ at October 20, 2005 09:38 AM

Losing to the Astros is like getting beat by Susan Lucci for a daytime Emmy.

Posted by: Tully at October 20, 2005 11:46 AM

Don't forget Binky and Bongo, Chris! And who could forget Jeff and Akbar's Tofu Hut? Not to mention Gooey, Screwy, and Ratatouille. But let me cheer you up--even if you can't get them where you live (I can't either) Groening was still doing a strip a week last time I looked, and the books and calendars keep comin'. If only someone local carried the weekly!

Life In Hell site. The official LIH site owned by Groening has been "under construction" for eight years now. Talk about procrastination....

Posted by: Tully at October 20, 2005 12:19 PM

Very funny, WHQ. Can I kill you now? ;-)

Posted by: Blue Jean at October 22, 2005 12:18 AM