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Friday, April 01, 2005

Evil (April Fools' Day jokes, dictator barbecues)

My friend Katrina forwarded a very scary email to me today - it was from Fox, with the subject line "Family Guy Re-Cancelled!" I was ready to beat someone up (using my intimidating girly strength, or possibly only my words) because, as my profile in yonder sidebar says, I have appointed myself Unofficial Spokesman for Family Guy.

But in the message body was this image:

That's a relief.

Speaking of Family Guy, there are 30 days until Season 4 begins (wheee!) so I thought I would try to post a good Family Guy quote every day. I can't pick a favorite, but I'll start with one from E. Peterbus Unum (episode 2.13). Peter discovers that he can't build a swimming pool in his yard due to zoning laws. When he goes to City Hall to complain, he finds out that due to some weird oversight, his property is not part of Quahog or the United States. So he becomes his own independent nation of "Petoria". He's not getting any respect as a nation at the U.N. (I'm not sure why one would care about that, but whatever) and some of the representatives there suggest invading another country. So he invades his neighbor's swimming pool, and hosts an Evil Dictator Barbecue.

Peter:  Hey, Slobodon, you made it!
Slobodon Milosevic:  I didn't know what to bring, so I made coleslaw. It's made out of people! Ha ha, just kidding. Hey, is Muammar here yet?

Slobodon discussing coleslaw ingredients

Peter:  Yeah, he's over there with Saddam.

Saddam (laughing, to Muammar Qaddafi):   And then Jerry guessed that her name was "Mulva".
Muammar:  That show is so funny. It really reminds me of me and my friends. You know, the way we just hang out - before I kill them for worshipping the wrong god.
Saddam:  Yeah, and I love that Kramer guy - he comes in the room like this - [braying] - well, I can't do it, but you know.

Saddam's Kramer impression