8 Weirdly Out Of Character Classic Simpsons Jokes

Skinner’s “Principals Do It 9 Months A Year” Apron (Sweet Seymour Skinner’s Baadasssss Song – Season 5)

When Principal Skinner loses his job, we see him at home wearing a “Principals Do It 9 Months A Year” novelty apron, which seems like an oddly racy choice for a guy who’s so straight-laced, he doesn’t even understand the Mad Magazine slogan “Up with mini-skirts!”, he forbids his army platoon to sing a chant about a lady with a hole in her underpants, and he refuses to even say the word “ass” (though he will think it under telepathic circumstances).

Unless, of course, the reverse-implication here is that Skinner doesn’t even get that there’s innuendo in the apron and thinks it’s a very literal slogan about principals’ jobs. This reading is absurd and hilarious, but might not totally be out of the realm of possibility for the man so free of whimsy, he once delivered the line “The times they are a-becoming quite different,” and who took great pleasure in the sound of his uniformed student body blinking in unison. I guess if Skinner’s never even heard of Jurassic Park, we’ll have to chalk this apron thing up to simple ignorance on the part of Billy and the Cloneasaurus’ creator. Keep reading

8 Weirdly Out Of Character Classic Simpsons Jokes

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Three quick notes before we begin:

1) None of this is actual criticism; it’s nerdy, “Genius At Work”-shirted nitpicking purely so we Simpsons-obsessives can talk about The Simpsons. Think of it like a Bible Study, but with more important source material.

2) The examples here are confined to seasons 2-10.

3) This list doesn’t include out-of-character moments where the out-of-characterness is the joke itself, like when Homer puts on glasses and instantly recites the Pythagorean Theorem. This is a very important distinction (in a very important internet list).

That said, onto the weird moments in the best thing ever made!

The Headphone Knot Guide

Your pocket is a better knot-tier than most boy scouts.

Lost: The RPG [Click for video]

“We have to go back to the NES, Kate.”

8 Classic Nerd Maneuvers [Click for all eight]

Fifty Shades of Grey Listed Under Classics

Well, on the positive side, at least people will consider it a chore to read.

(Source: twitter.com)

“When I Was a Young Warthog” in Every Language

Aweem NO WAY—AWESOME!

8 Classic Nerd Maneuvers [Click to continue reading]

(Source: College Humor)

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Raving In The Rain [Click to animate]

(Source: College Humor)

Classic Movies Subtitled For Bros

These all won the Oscar for “Sweetest Movie Ever, For Sure, Bro.”

(Source: College Humor)

Dorkly Bits: It’s a Wonderful Extra Life

Take a look at life after game over

(Source: College Humor)

The True Meaning of Christmas, According to Christmas Movies

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(Source: College Humor)

Twas the Night Before Tuesday

‘Twas the night before Tuesday, when all through the house

A man sits with indifference, clicking a white mouse

Because he is bored, and with nothing to do

He decides to browse Amazon to buy something new

Though he wants not a thing, his needs are fulfilled

He continues to shop, for time must be killed

DVDs and CDs, and Blue-rays galore

With nothing of interest, he searches for more

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(Source: College Humor)