Feb13

Rewritten Headlines: Pervert Fishermen to Cannibal Cops

by tonyd on February 13, 2015 at 12:01 am

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Pervert Fishermen Out Weird Japan

Government to Screw Up Internet

Humans Throw Out Too Much Shit

TV Show on Too Long

Montana Lawmaker Ruining Boners

God Trying to Kill Boston

Robot to Cost a Lot of Money and to Not Work

MAD Magazine to Become Awesome

Aliens to Turn Off French Lights

Woman Tries to Make Cops Cannibals

 

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Feb11

Twitter in Focus: Al Jean

by tonyd on February 11, 2015 at 1:40 am

Hey Bros!

Welcome to Twitter in Focus where media comes to die!  Today’s contestant is Al Jean, showrunner for The Simpsons!  Let’s see what he’s tweeting.

@AlJean

February 6th:  “. Just remembered when working on Marge v Monorail we were hit by rocket propelled grenade. Lucky 2 b alive!”

Hey, animation is a dangerous business.

February 6th:  “. RPG = rocket propelled grenade is the kind if thing you’d only know if you’d been hit by one, as I have.”

I was hit by an RPG.  It was Gamma World 2nd Edition.

February 6th:  “. Breaking: Paul Ryan says he was about to finish 3-minute mile when Brian Williams’ helicopter landed on him.“

#BeatingADeadHorse

February 6th:  “. Hi will you be watching your appearance on the simpsons while at the Grammys? You were v funny”

The reveal about Moleman was pretty surprising, BTW.

February 6th:  “. Word is Tom Brokaw weawwy weawwy wivid about Brian Williams.”

You might be confusing him with someone else.

February 6th:  “. New Brian Williams fact: he has written numerous hit songs under his middle name Pharrell.”

Wow, someone is even madder at Brian Williams than the people that actually believed the network news.

February 6th:  “. Only we would air a new song against the Grammys… “

That was a stellar episode.
February 9th:  “Hans Zimmer on the Grammys! I mean, that’s what I’d say if I wasn’t watching Fox.”
You are a true company man, Al.
February 9th:  “In this internet age u should definitely not put anything on film u don’t want the world to see. Particularly applies to Jupiter Ascending. 0 replies 10 retweets 22 favorites“
Was there any question about that movie’s quality after the Matrix 2 and 3?
16 hours ago:  “. Pleased to announce Simpsons pixel couch gag will be at head of 2/15 ep. Thx Ivan, Paul & Jeremy! “

Nice!

13 hours ago:  “. The following makes sense in theory. In theory Communism works. In theory. ”

That’s way more compelling than Communism.

8 hours ago:  “. Arab spring, meet Bolivian Springfield ”

True fans.

7 hours ago:  “. This is an energized fan base! ”

I can’t imagine what would happen here.  People would be rioting in the streets with donuts.

7 hours ago:  “. Brian Williams master plan to take over Daily Show falling into place!”

Now that’s a joke you close with.

2 hours ago:  “. Missing Mad Men? on this Sunday’s Simpsons.”

But will it be another Mad Men parody?  Hmmm.  And more importantly, will I get a new character for my tablet Simpsons game?

Okay, let’s rate Al’s tweets.  He is more of a hardcore Simpsons fan than me!  I give him a 7 for Style, a 9 for Insanity and a 10 for Mustness.  That’s an overall score of 8.6.  Follow Al.

And if you have a suggestion for Twitter in Focus, email me here.

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Feb09

Webcomic Review: The Frumps

by tonyd on February 9, 2015 at 12:01 am

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Webcomic:  The Frumps

Creator:  Saeed Faridzadeh

Format:  Three panel strips, color

Updates:  Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Genre:  Comedy, Gag-a-day

Themes:  Geek stuff, vulgarity, girlfriends

Characters:  Lance, Virgil and Kim

Archive:  Begins August 11, 2011

Self described as “Adorably Vulgar”, the Frumps is about two geek roommates and the one roommate’s girlfriend, Kim.  There are a handful of other supporting characters, but Lance and Virgil are the main players throughout the strip.

Saeed has improved his artwork and lettering over the years.  Lance and Virgil do have a strange design to them.  One is blue and one is green.  They look like upside down poops with floating hands, feets and two eyes on top.  The rest of the supporting characters live in a “normal” world, not unlike Family Guy, which is also populated with the occasional talking animal.  I’m not sure if this design was just a matter of what Saeed could draw at the time or a conscious decision to make them look alien, but most of the supporting cast, especially in the later years, seem to be more clearly drawn and mostly human.

The tag line pretty much sums it up.  The Frumps are adorably vulgar and funny.  Saeed just seems to come out of nowhere with some of his bits.  I especially like this fish one.  The vulgarity can be over the top at times, like in this strip called Golden Years and some of the early strips seem to pander a little to geek stuff.  Overall, I think Saeed has developed his wit, even if he does like to drop in lots of F-bombs.  Personally, it doesn’t bother me, but other, more prudish readers may be put off.

After five years, I think it’s time for Saeed to give us a greatly updated cast list.  I know it’s one of the more popular feature of my sites.  Beyond that, I think Saeed’s strip is one of the tireless, disciplined creators that cranks it out three times a week.  He gives exactly what he advertises and I gotta respect that.  Give him a click.

Previous Reviews

Lunarbaboon

Stupid Snake

Fowl Language

Holding Pattern

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Feb08

Your Fratoscope: February 8, 2015

by tonyd on February 8, 2015 at 12:01 am

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If your birthday is this week:  The stars say, happy birthday to you, you belong in a zoo, you look like a monkey and you smell like one too.

Aries:  You are gaining weight because your trail mix is all chocolate chips and M&M’s.

Taurus:  You will find the skeleton of an intern deep within the maze of cubicles at work.

Gemini:  Your incompetent bookie finally figures out that you can’t bet on the cheerleaders during a Super Bowl.

Lemini:  You’ll have an early dinner and the other patrons at the Old Country Buffet somehow get you into the AARP.

Cancer:  This week, make sure you wear pants to work.

Leo:  Brian Williams will attempt to sell what he claims is “primo” lake shore property.

Virgo:  You don’t win the $380 million lottery, but you will find a penny.

Libra:  You’ll lose that fake penny you made.

Scorpio:  You will finally figure out a way to incorporate a puzzle into the love-making process.

Sagittarius:  A Mormon will come to your door.  Don’t answer, he really has to take a shit.

Capricorn:  Eat the cottage cheese before Thursday or it will go bad.

Aquarius:  Your relationship is on the skids, so it’s time to take a moment, do the mature thing and really figure out how you can fuck over your ex for being such an asshole.

Pisces:  You’re so hungry this week, you’ll accidentally eat a place mat.

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