street-related stories
Posted Apr 18th 2007 11:03PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: OpEd, South Park, Episode Reviews
(S11E07)
"Oh my god, one of them is a war veteran! We're gonna have to give him some change!"
Oh, South Park, I think I love you. You not only hilariously satirized how society has dealt with the homeless problem, but you also parodied Dawn of the Dead, one of my favorite movies of all time. There were also a couple nods to Day of the Dead and Land of the Dead tossed in for good measure. South Park, if you were a crazed, half-dead, hideously burned woman I would kiss your lipless face.
Continue reading South Park: Night of the Living Homeless
Posted May 1st 2006 10:59AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: FOX, OpEd, Animation, King of the Hill
(S10E13) I've never quite understood the allure of buying
clothing that has been made to look faded, torn, and worn out before you even have the chance to wear them out
naturally. Keeping my T-shirts from cracking and fading used to frustrate the heck out of me, and now they're selling
them that way. I guess the lesson is never underestimate the American consumer's ignorance and desire to conform,
especially if they happen to be in high school.
In last night's episode, Bobby and Joseph want desperately to be invited to a popular girl's party. They think if
they could just get an awesome pair of pre-faded jeans they'll be cool enough to get an invite. Hank refuses to buy the
jeans for Bobby, since he, like myself, thinks they're asinine. He tells Bobby that if he had a job and earned his own
money, he would be his own man and able to purchase whatever he wanted. Bobby gets a job holding arrows on a street
corner for available apartments, and demonstrates his new skills at the breakfast table: 'Where's the kitchen? Why,
it's over there.'
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