Drying wading boots...

Wolfgang wrote:

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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it's teevee joe... as a man of letters and a genuine english scholar,
you would not be expected to know about homer. it aint the illyad, but
hs'll do for an allegory or a lesson on the quick....


Oh brother!

where art thou...

country homereroticism... set to a catchy tune. g odyssey, with the
accent on odd. aplenty of shiny nickels to be had.

I got a shiny new nickel.......and a lucrative film
deal......says some enterprising young liberal arts scholar can easily milk
a thesis out of a connection between Homie and an epic journey of self
discovery.

recently read the philosophic squaking of a Ph.D. concerning those
stupid matrix films, so i have no doubt the simpsons could be fodder for
several dissertations and a movie. just hope the music is good.

jeff (lash me to the mast, me mateys, whilst i await the sirens' song)

Wolfgang

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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it's teevee joe... as a man of letters and a genuine english
scholar,
you would not be expected to know about homer. it aint the
illyad, but
hs'll do for an allegory or a lesson on the quick....


Oh brother!

where art thou...

country homereroticism... set to a catchy tune. g odyssey, with
the
accent on odd. aplenty of shiny nickels to be had.

I got a shiny new nickel.......and a lucrative film
deal......says some enterprising young liberal arts scholar can
easily milk
a thesis out of a connection between Homie and an epic journey of
self
discovery.

recently read the philosophic squaking of a Ph.D. concerning those
stupid matrix films,

I won't ask why.......presumably, you had a significant load of bad
karma to work off......I won't ask why.

so i have no doubt the simpsons could be fodder for
several dissertations and a movie. just hope the music is good.

I'd be much surprised to learn that no one has yet gotten at least a
master's out of "The Simpsons".

Wolfgang

On 6/24/04 10:27 AM, in article , "Wolfgang"
wrote:

so i have no doubt the simpsons could be fodder for
several dissertations and a movie. just hope the music is good.

I'd be much surprised to learn that no one has yet gotten at least a
master's out of "The Simpsons".


Why oh why do you bait me so?

A quick trip through the database leads me to believe that at least nine
such theses have been written. I decline to read them however, most
especially "From Barthes to Bart Simpson", but with the possible exception
of "The Gospel According to Bart."

Bill

"William Claspy" wrote in message
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On 6/24/04 10:27 AM, in article ,
"Wolfgang"
wrote:

so i have no doubt the simpsons could be fodder for
several dissertations and a movie. just hope the music is good.

I'd be much surprised to learn that no one has yet gotten at least
a
master's out of "The Simpsons".


Why oh why do you bait me so?

Cuz you got WAY too much time on your hands!

A quick trip through the database leads me to believe that at least
nine
such theses have been written. I decline to read them however, most
especially "From Barthes to Bart Simpson", but with the possible
exception
of "The Gospel According to Bart."

I got a shiny new nickel says you will read at least two of
them......before the week is out. It might interest you to know that
an honest job probably wouldn't leave time for such self-flagellant
frippery.

Wolfgang
who got the latest "tas" from his dealer on tuesday.......but hasn't
had time to sample it yet. thanks for the head's up.

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:39:27 -0400, William Claspy
wrote:

On 6/24/04 10:27 AM, in article , "Wolfgang"
wrote:

so i have no doubt the simpsons could be fodder for
several dissertations and a movie. just hope the music is good.

I'd be much surprised to learn that no one has yet gotten at least a
master's out of "The Simpsons".


Why oh why do you bait me so?

A quick trip through the database leads me to believe that at least nine
such theses have been written. I decline to read them however, most
especially "From Barthes to Bart Simpson", but with the possible exception
of "The Gospel According to Bart."


I'm having an evil day. Here's one for you. Has anyone finally done
the one I keep suggesting to anyone who has to write a thesis? It's
where Godzilla is seen as a metaphor for the US army occupying Japan.
Works in many ways. Even after I explain it to them, they just shake
their heads and wander off.
--

rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
Often taunted by trout.
Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely on it.

http://www.visi.com/~cyli

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 01:24:51 -0500, lid wrote:

I'm having an evil day. Here's one for you. Has anyone finally done
the one I keep suggesting to anyone who has to write a thesis? It's
where Godzilla is seen as a metaphor for the US army occupying Japan.
Works in many ways. Even after I explain it to them, they just shake
their heads and wander off.

Not theses, but here's a couple of links a quick Google search on
"godzilla us army japan" turned up:
http://www.dalekempire.com/JapanGodzillaAtomicBomb.html
http://www.geocities.com/yuenkitmun/sf-godzilla.html

On 6/25/04 5:12 AM, in article ,
"Charlie Choc" wrote:

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 01:24:51 -0500, lid wrote:

I'm having an evil day. Here's one for you. Has anyone finally done
the one I keep suggesting to anyone who has to write a thesis? It's
where Godzilla is seen as a metaphor for the US army occupying Japan.
Works in many ways. Even after I explain it to them, they just shake
their heads and wander off.

Not theses, but here's a couple of links a quick Google search on
"godzilla us army japan" turned up:
http://www.dalekempire.com/JapanGodzillaAtomicBomb.html
http://www.geocities.com/yuenkitmun/sf-godzilla.html

I frequently find that stuff like this found via Google can be considered
antithesis. :-)

That said, cyli, a quick tippity-tap through the database shows that four
dissertations have been written that at some level discuss Godzilla. It
would appear that none use the metaphor you mention. Go to it, girl.

I did find a book entitled "Film and the nuclear age : representing cultural
anxiety" that discusses Godzilla in the context of the fear of nuclear fall
out.

Bill

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:06:37 -0400, William Claspy
wrote:



I did find a book entitled "Film and the nuclear age : representing cultural
anxiety" that discusses Godzilla in the context of the fear of nuclear fall
out.

Thanks for looking.

What I've often suggested is that Godzilla is equated with the
individual soldiers of the occupation forces. The atom brought him to
Japan. He's big and clumsy (bigger and clumsier than the real US
soldiers, but that's what metaphor is for, right?). He wreaks
destruction wherever he goes because he doesn't know what he's doing.
He has no idea that what he's destroying is a civilization. He can't
see what he's stepping on. He gets annoyed and dangerous when the
Japanese try to protect themselves. However, he'll not willingly hurt
a woman and he's exceptionally nice to small children. If he notices
them. The Japanese police and military are of no use against him.
Finally the scientists and technicians get their day and are at least
semi-successful. They make him retreat (future promise of the time,
which sort of came true?). Oh, yeah, and all the politicians run away
or cower or are too stupid or scared to do anything.

That's it. Badly written, but worthy of a 20,000 word thesis in the
right hands. Goferit, someone? Credit in a footnote not required,
but would be appreciated. Maybe it'd already have been done if it
hadn't been business and hard science types I tried to give the idea
to.
--

rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
Often taunted by trout.
Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely on it.

http://www.visi.com/~cyli