Re: [silk] ’ oh! Ten Reasons Homer Simpson Understands Work/Life Balance

[Thaths]

On 7/29/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://blog.fastcompany.com/experts/tstern/2007/07/doh_ten_reasons_homer_simpson.html
>
> Not exactly the model citizen, he. Yet, if he was all that
> repugnant, why would he hold our interest for almost 20 years? Sure, you
> could argue that it&#8217;s fun to live vicariously through someone so
> hopeless, as in: no matter how bad we get, we&#8217;ll never be like him.


My two most favorite characters of the show are a Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde - Homer and Lisa. Respectively, the dumbest and smartest
character in the series. I suspect it is because they both represent
what we could be at the best and worst of times. We, geeks especially,
aspire to be a Lisa. And often we find ourselves being a boob of a
Homer.

Thaths
-- 
Homer: He has all the money in the world, but there's one thing he can't buy.
Marge: What's that?
Homer: (pause) A dinosaur.
                            -- Homer J. Simpson
Sudhakar Chandra                                    Slacker Without Borders