Barney is Best !
va...@hfrd.dsto.gov.au
intrigues me is Barney. For all his crassness and stupidity, he comes out
with some really cultural comments (burp). For example, when Homer thinks
he's dying, and kisses all his friends in the bar, most of his friends have
a homophobic (or whatever the correct term is) reaction, whereas Barney
exclaims, "How European !". He's a great guy, and I want to know more about
him. Does anyone out there know where he came from, what his background is,
and who he might be modelled on ? Also, any memorable Barney quotes (as if
they all aren't...). Please fill me in on my hero !
Maris Vanks (va...@hfrd.dsto.gov.au)
Alan E. Asper
>I've been watching the Simpsons for a while now, and one character that
>intrigues me is Barney. For all his crassness and stupidity, he comes out
>him. Does anyone out there know where he came from, what his background is,
>and who he might be modelled on ? Also, any memorable Barney quotes (as if
>they all aren't...). Please fill me in on my hero !
Well, there was that flashback scene in the Mr. Plow episode
(I think) where Barney was studying for the SAT ("Elucidate is to rectify, as
[he pauses briefly] vivacious is to effervescent!" he says, or something like
that). Then Homer goads Barney into having one beer. Barney doesn't want one,
but has a drink to get Homer off his back.
Then, we see Barney quickly becoming a raging, belching drunk.
I may not have all the facts straight, but that's all I know about Barney's
origins.
Alan
Timothy M. Schreyer
|>
|> Well, there was that flashback scene in the Mr. Plow episode
|> (I think) where Barney was studying for the SAT ("Elucidate is to rectify, as
|> [he pauses briefly] vivacious is to effervescent!" he says, or something like
|> that). Then Homer goads Barney into having one beer. Barney doesn't want one,
|> but has a drink to get Homer off his back.
|>
|> Then, we see Barney quickly becoming a raging, belching drunk.
|>
|> I may not have all the facts straight, but that's all I know about Barney's
|> origins.
|>
years ago. In one episode, Jim is at Harvard on his way to a promising
career. Someone gives him a hash brownie and his face momentarily goes
to the crazy Jim look then returns to stuffy Jim look. He then takes
the tray out with him.
But, I digress, Barney's mother was coming over from Norway in one
episode to visit him, but he stays and drinks with Homer at Moe's.
So there is a little more about Barney's background.
Mmmmm.... lutefisk.
Tim
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James A. Cherry
>Well, there was that flashback scene in the Mr. Plow episode
>(I think) where Barney was studying for the SAT ("Elucidate is to rectify, as
>[he pauses briefly] vivacious is to effervescent!" he says, or something like
>that).
"Lachrymose is to dyspeptic as ebullient is to [pause] effervescent!
Awright! Harvard, here I come!"
James "Errm...it's beautiful" Cherry
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In a previous article, j...@doe.carleton.ca (James A. Cherry) says:
>
>"Lachrymose is to dyspeptic as ebullient is to [pause] effervescent!
>Awright! Harvard, here I come!"
Tear-causing is to indigenstion-causing as boiling up is to
belching!
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James Poole
: I've been watching the Simpsons for a while now, and one character that
: Maris Vanks (va...@hfrd.dsto.gov.au)
Take a look at the Mr Plow episode, it shows how Homer and Barney were old
college mates and how Homer started Barney on the pleasures of beer.
"Fight the system" .. Barney
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>Maris Vanks (va...@hfrd.dsto.gov.au)
Well there was an episode that showed the 'origin of Barney'. It was a
flashback where we see Homer and Barney as teenagers and Barney is smart
and studious and is studying for his SATs. However Homer keeps pestering
Barney to try his first beer. Barney finally relents and they show the
time-elapsed transformation several beers later as Barney gets corrupted
into the Barney we all know and love. This would explain why Barney seems
somewhat intelligent sometimes. A holdover from his pre-beer period.
Was anyone else reminded of the flashback episode of 'Taxi' where we
find out that Jim Ignatowski used to be a studious college student until
eating the 'magic' drug laced brownies??? I'm not saying its the R word, but
it looked so similar.
gautham
Mark A. Sonnes
(Gautham D. Kamath) wrote:
>
> va...@hfrd.dsto.gov.au writes:
>
> >I've been watching the Simpsons for a while now, and one character that
> >intrigues me is Barney. For all his crassness and stupidity, he comes out
> >with some really cultural comments (burp). For example, when Homer thinks
> >he's dying, and kisses all his friends in the bar, most of his friends have
> >a homophobic (or whatever the correct term is) reaction, whereas Barney
> >exclaims, "How European !". He's a great guy, and I want to know more about
> >him. Does anyone out there know where he came from, what his background is,
> >and who he might be modelled on ? Also, any memorable Barney quotes (as if
> >they all aren't...). Please fill me in on my hero !
>
> >Maris Vanks (va...@hfrd.dsto.gov.au)
>
> Well there was an episode that showed the 'origin of Barney'. It was a
> flashback where we see Homer and Barney as teenagers and Barney is smart
> and studious and is studying for his SATs. However Homer keeps pestering
> Barney to try his first beer. Barney finally relents and they show the
> time-elapsed transformation several beers later as Barney gets corrupted
> into the Barney we all know and love. This would explain why Barney seems
I have to disagree here. I think it is only one beer, no time-lapse, just
an irreversable (sp?) Dr. Jekyl-Mr. Hyde sort-of transformation.
> somewhat intelligent sometimes. A holdover from his pre-beer period.
> Was anyone else reminded of the flashback episode of 'Taxi' where we
> find out that Jim Ignatowski used to be a studious college student until
> eating the 'magic' drug laced brownies??? I'm not saying its the R word, but
> it looked so similar.
>
>
> gautham
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Wade Boggs get in an argument about the best British Prime
Minister ever....
"Lord Palmershim (sp)"
"Pitt the Elder"
"Lord Palmershim"
"Pitt the Elder"
ending with Barney punching Wade Boggs and disabling him from
the next day's game.
ps is it only because I like baseball or was this one of most
people's favorite episodes...
"It's like there's a party in my mouth, and everyone's invited!"
Alan J Rosenthal
> Was anyone else reminded of the flashback episode of 'Taxi' where we
>find out that Jim Ignatowski used to be a studious college student until
>eating the 'magic' drug laced brownies?
This is a common cliche, that someone who's a mess and a druggie or alcoholic
or weirdo was once an intelligent promising blah blah blah until (s)he took
that first sip / drag / etc, and the rest is history.
Alan "not history" Rosenthal
Andrew Ross, UO Law School
It's just because you like baseball. I don't, and never even heard of
six out of nine of the guest jocks, but the episode was still, well, sort of
nifty...
But I did a good job...a good job...I did a good job...
Jawara
Weiss") wrote:
>
> And the softball episode (don't remember the number) Barney and
> Wade Boggs get in an argument about the best British Prime
> Minister ever....
>
> "Lord Palmershim (sp)"
> "Pitt the Elder"
> "Lord Palmershim"
> "Pitt the Elder"
> ending with Barney punching Wade Boggs and disabling him from
> the next day's game.
>
Lord Palmerston
Chris Auld
>Take a look at the Mr Plow episode, it shows how Homer and Barney were old
>college mates and how Homer started Barney on the pleasures of beer.
>
"Old COLLEGE mates" !!!!!!
I think not. Homer on a college campus would be like a vampire in church.
Mmmmmm....holy wafer.
Chris.
AU...@ECON01.ECON.QUEENSU.CA
Michael J. Fox is the evil anti-Elvis.
Mike Maxwell
Marge's prom. He also (inadvertently) ran naked down a street, chasing his
large diaper (job-related; "Hi mom!?).
Mike
Best Barney quotation: (he somehow got knocked into or fell into a
trashcan) "Wow, a peanut!"
EVERYBODY POLKA
to escape to the school, only to find more Zombies eating the dead...
Homer [something like...] "Not you too?!"
Barney [scarfin' a body part]: "Naw,... but when in Rome...!"
Or when he got the job as a guinea pig and shows up with electrodes and whatnot
sticking outta his head...
Bill Keir
<aross@i
wrote:
ARULS<> It's just because you like baseball. I don't, and never even
ARULS<> heard of
ARULS<> six out of nine of the guest jocks, but the episode was still,
ARULS<> well, sort of
ARULS<> nifty...
SPOILERS FOR HOMER AT THE BAT (in case anyone hasn't seen this classic)
Well, living in Oz, and having never watched more than half an innings of
baseball, and knowing NONE of the jocks by name, I must admit that this is
one of my favourite episodes.
If you have never watched Burns' "secret signals" to Homer at the end of
the show in slow motion, you've missed a treat. But they are better at
normal speed ( <-Paradox!)
When Burns starts to explain the signals to HS immediately before HS goes
in to bat for the pennant, Homer is distracted from the complex
instructions by potato chips (MMMM).
Then, at the plate, when he glances over to Burns, Burns executes an
incredible range of bewildering and cryptic motions and signals, one after
the other (including a little hipwiggling(?) dance that never fails to
crack me up.) Homer getting hit on the head and winning the game is just
icing on the cake after this kaleidoscope of physical gyrations from that
smart manager, Burns.
ObBarney: She broke my heart, Moe!
Moe: Time heals all wounds
Barney: Hey, whattaya know? You're right. (GASP) A whole pitcher for me!
This exchange for me sums up Barney (alas, no doubt I've misquoted :-( )
The parallels I could draw with my own life would only make me
net.cringe...
Bill
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Strange, that it seems more... urgent to play some part in this struggle...
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before the ultimate darkness-Olaf Stapledon *D'ohh!-HS*
Bill...@kumear.apana.org.au
Roderick Begbie
> Wade Boggs get in an argument about the best British Prime
> Minister ever....
>
> "Lord Palmershim (sp)"
> "Pitt the Elder"
> "Lord Palmershim"
> "Pitt the Elder"
> ending with Barney punching Wade Boggs and disabling him from
> the next day's game.
>
JA>Lord Palmerston
John Major
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>JA>Lord Palmerston
> John Major
Benjamin Disraeli
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>
>Best Barney quotation: (he somehow got knocked into or fell into a
>trashcan) "Wow, a peanut!"
Nah, it's
Moe: Don't steal any beer while I'm gone, Barney.
Barney: What kind of pathetic drunk do you think I am!
Hey, somebody spilled beer in this ashtray!
Sluuurrrp!
Chris.
Roderick Begbie
> John Major
DG>Benjamin Disraeli
Me! (find out if this comes true in 25 years! =B-)
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my heart's stopped beating.
Oh, it's started again.
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