Alt Tv Rewind

AaronJan 9, 2005, 9:02 AM ET

This is the part with the two headed goat, and Homer says: "One of you ate tin cans, one of you ate health food. How you solved crimes i'll never know."

I never understood that joke. Can someone explain?

Thanks David

Aaron HirshbergJan 9, 2005, 7:49 PM ET↩ Aaron

you ate

never

The urban legend of goats and what they eat. They are caricatured as eating tin cans, rags, paper, etc., when in fact they don't really eat those things. OK, Xino?

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Benjamin RobinsonJan 13, 2005, 9:44 PM ET↩ Aaron Hirshberg

In alt.tv.simpsons, on the "Re: Joke in #FABF21" thread, [email] wrote:

Ah, but that's only half the joke, Mr. Hirxberg. The bit about "how you solved crimes" comes from an old TV premise: A crime-solver who was someone or something you wouldn't expect to be playing that role. Like KITT, the talking crime-solving car, or the Cyborganizer, who helped the NYPD with their onerous paperwork chores.

Duff ManJan 9, 2005, 10:58 PM ET↩ Aaron

"David" wrote in message news:dQaEd.112090$[email]...

It's a goat.

Michael J. AstrauskasJan 10, 2005, 3:05 AM ET↩ Duff Man

Duff Man wrote:

"Oh, it's a donkey!"

Mark WilsonJan 10, 2005, 7:12 AM ET↩ Michael J. Astrauskas

"Michael J. Astrauskas" wrote in message news:iHqEd.26956$Q%4.22104@fed1read06...

"Hehe.....mule....."

Thomas WallanderJan 10, 2005, 6:04 AM ET↩ Duff Man

On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 21:58:10 -0600, "Duff Man" wrote:

Oh, I get it! I get goats!

Aaron HirshbergJan 11, 2005, 4:02 PM ET↩ Duff Man

It is funny on so many levels. 1. A goat is solving crimes. 2. A goat with two heads. 3. One head eats health food, the other eats the junk that goats are associated with through urban legend. 4. This goat is in a TV show. 5. Homer watches the TV show and considers it entertaining. "It's a good thing those lesbians knew CPR!"

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