Hemingway reference

DYN, when the judge says, "If I want a cock and bull story, I'll read Hemingway," milk went flying out of my nose. When the Simpson's tosses such an obscure literary reference, it makes the whole episode better by association. At least the writers haven't given up the ghost like most of the readers of a.t.s have.

Just to note, Hemingway wrote The Sun Also Rises, which is about a guy who spends his time traveling and hanging out in Europe, is very impotent, which is mentioned often, is in love with a girl he can't make love to, and during the book, the protagonist attends a few bull fights.

Hence, cock and bull story. Hilarious!!!

Regards,

John

Yeah, that was really great.

The other gags that cracked me up:

The tether slapping The watchseal Miranda Rights Teleprompter "The Clown is Down" Rope-a-dope Hula-ing Flanders All the Judge Judy refs.

Brian

JohnG wrote:

Every Hemingway novel is "cock and bull" because of his extreme pretentiousness.

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No, it's both. Jake Barnes, the protagonist in Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises," is missing the sexual organ that would make him as Mr. Burns would say, "cock of the walk" thanks to a war injury. Then he and the cast of characters attends a bullfight, and the similarly castrated bull behaves towards the other bovine as he does to the other people. Its being a cock-and-bull story literally as contrasted with the story on trial on last night's episode is what makes that joke an instant classic.

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JohnG wrote:

I don't think that was very obscure, that book is standard issue in a lot of High school and college English or Lit classes. Sincerely, Little Girl