Musings From New York

Gay Simpsons Update

OK, I haven't trawled the Net extensively looking for any other postings, but I still think it's Barney. Here's why:

(WARNING: SPOILERS!!)

After the funeral for Moe's Taven, Moe points out the gay bar across the street (I forgot the name). Barney, Lenny & Carl head over, while Homer stays back ("I can't go into a gay bar! I'm too fat!"). Barney is never seen again in the episode, whereas Lenny & Carl have several scenes.

Most telling: in the end (ie: the scene that plays along with the credits), everybody's back at Moe's ... Marge & Homer are singing a duet, Lenny, Carl, Anonymous Regular (seen earlier in the episode) and Moe are in the bar. Where's Barney??

It's obvious: Barney stayed in the gay bar!!

There wasn't any mention of Smithers, Patty/Selma, or Principal Skinner. There were a couple of scenes with Chief Wiggum, but nothing to nail the issue on him.

PS: When the issue first came to light back in July '04, Barney was my first choice :-)

(Drum Roll) Isn't This A Big Weekend For The Simpsons?

I remember reading that the closet gay in Springfield would be revealed in January. Well, it's the last weekend of January, and this is what the new episode's about. Not very revealing, is it?

You Gotta Love Dateline Hollywood

They're like the Daily Show of the entertainment industry. No matter how ridiculous a story may seem, there's a little grain of thruth that makes you go "Hmmm"!

In Preparation of Next Week's Game

If anyone's enthu-ed enough to bake and make icing ... this should be a hit at any Superbowl party!

Bush Shocks Nation By Attending Metallica Concert

Apparently, this sign is offensive to deaf people (I think it means BS in sign language).

Redneck Hell

Isn't it frightening that these people are asked to decide the fate of others?

Calvin Would've Been So Disappointed

Three cheers for being saved from extinciton!

Hip! Hip! Hurrah!

Hip! Hip! ... Ah, forget it.

Brits Haven't Lost Their Sense of Silliness

This has to be the funniest ... and the most alarming ... piece of news from the UK in a long, long time.

More funny than alarming, I guess.

Fake Site Update

Looks like the villains have been exposed.

Halo 2 Rocks

(first time I've talked about a video game on my blog!)

I bought Halo 2 as a birthday gift to myself (hey, any excuse will do). Played a bit of the campaign on Saturday ... but by far, the best part is the multiplayer mode on XBox Live. I don't think I'm going to be playing much of the single-player mode any more!

One very noticeable change from Halo is the elimination of the health bar - it's all shields now. If your shields drop, it'll only take a shot (maybe 2) to kill you. Which means a lot of the single player campaign is played slowly and very carefully - a marked difference from my playing style in other FPS games. The multiplayer mode is pretty much just pure carnage. Shoot anything that moves, and try to kill as many as you can before you get killed yourself. It's fun, but I wonder if that distracts from tactics in squad-based games like Capture the Flag. Only one way to find out!