Saturday, December 6, 2008

Simpsons references for Moms #4

"Remember, we're in the Itchy lot."

Usage:
1) Generally, after parking at any time (esp. if relatively far away from the intended destination) as a reminder for everyone to remember the location.
2) Specifically, after parking in a large/complicated/crowded parking lot (esp. if relatively far away from the intended destination) as a reminder for everyone to remember the location and/or as a commentary on the crowded, convoluted, or large nature of the parking lot
3) Ironically, after parking in an especially easy to remember or uncrowded location (e.g. directly in front of the intended destination or a completely empty parking lot).

Variations on the quote: Use of the term "Itchy lot" (according to Urban Dictionary), in the past tense, when one has forgotten where one has parked (esp. if one has parked in a very large and/or crowded parking lot). eg. ""Where did we park?" "I don't know. In the Itchy lot?"

Reference to: Season 6 Episode 4 ("Itchy and Scratchy Land") when the family arrives at the Itchy and Scratchy Land grand opening they park in the sprawling, crowded parking lot. Is they are walking away from the car it is revealed that there are two (identical) parking lots and Homer says "Remember we're in the itchy lot".

Other good quotes from this episode:

"Hello! Euro Itchy & Scratchy Land open for business! Who are you to resist it, eh? Come on, my last-a paycheck bounced! My children need wine!"
Upon entering "Itchy's 70s Disco (Est. 1980)" Marge: Hey...the bartender even looks like John Travolta. Bartender: Yeah..."looks like".
"Alright we're here. Now let us never speak of the shortcut again"
"This truly was the best vacation ever. Now let us never speak of it again."
"In a moment, we will be landing in Itchy & Scratchy Land. The amusement park of the future where nothing can possi-bligh go wrong. Uh, possibly go wrong. Heh. That's the first thing that's ever gone wrong."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

does your Mom know you are using her as an excuse to show off your encyclopedic knowledge of the pop cultural icons of our times?
...
just as i thought.
K.

Anonymous said...

of course she does!!! but she likes it anyway.
-Mom

 
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