Is Sam in love with Lorenzo Lamas?

You've made a lot of references to Lorenzo Lamas on this blog. [Including here, here and here.] Is he your go-to guy for 80s references? Do you have one for other decades or pop culture events?

--Zach

Sam's first review was of Iron Man.

I was looking through the related lists yesterday, and I re-read your 11 Points movie reviews from last year, and remembered how much fun they were--are there ever going to be more? Did you stop going to the movies? Am I the only one who enjoyed them? Just curious--I would like to see some 11 Points reviews of this year's movies. Not that I would stop visiting the site or anything otherwise, just a thought.

--Jeremy (via Facebook)

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Out of curiosity, is there any reason that you've stopped making the 11 points reviews? They seem like a good regular feature to the site...

--Yellowkirby (via the comments)

Hello sir. I am a big fan of 11points.com and a fellow simpsons fan. In your most recent inbox-o-rama you responded to a bunch of questions from a reader about the "golden age" of the simpsons. I have always wondered when the "golden age" actually ended. I own the dvds for seasons 2-11, and i enjoy them all, but i am wondering at what point did they start to enter the "average" stage i feel they are in now? Since i shared many of the same favorite characters, episodes, etc.. from your response to the questions, i thought you would be a good person to ask. So should i buy season 12 or not?

--Shane.

1. Sideshow Bob hypnotizing Bart in a plan to have him blow up Krusty, in an episode featuring the lines, "Yep, getting drunk at the old flower shop" and "Ah, Kettle Chips the perfect side dish... for revenge!"
   
   
2. The fact that the boy band episode will imprint the song "Yvan eht nioj" in your head.
   
   

3. Three more screenshots to get you excited about season 12.

   Homer confusing tennis for "the sport where the chicks wail on each other ... foxy boxing" in the episode "Tennis the Menace".
   
   
4. During "Pokey Mom", as the family drives home from the apron expo, Homer says he's looking forward to going home and relaxing with a nice juice box, "because at the end of the day-- PRISON RODEO!"
   
   
5. The best episode of the season: "The Great Money Caper". Homer and Bart become con artists. The episode features a wealth of hilariously outdated carny lingo ("flim-flammin'" "now you're on the trolley" etc.)
   
   
6. The surprisingly good "Homer vs. Dignity" episode where Homer becomes Mr. Burns's prank monkey.
   
   
7. As Homer and Ned drive to save the children in "Skinner's Sense of Snow", Homer lying to Ned that he wrote the song "Feel Like Makin' Love" in memory of Princess Di... and Dodi.
   
   
8. The very cleverly done "Trilogy Of Error" episode, featuring Linguo AND 123 Fake Street.
   
   
9. A great travel episode where the Simpsons go to Africa AND a great "Simpsons retell stories" episode with tall tales.
   
   
10. "A Tale of Two Springfields" featuring a brilliant storyline about dividing the town, and a running gag with Homer misdialing the phone.
    
    
11. In "HOMR", Moe's business card reading, "That's right, I'm a surgeon."
    
    

The Soul Man tagline isn't completely irrelevant, it's a play on "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" a play about a white girl who brings her black boyfriend home to meet her conservative family. However, the tagline alone isn't enough to convey the plot of the film.

--Smackracer

Here's another "Photoshop out the black guy!" [The black guy was originally added for the English version of the site.]



--Kat

I discovered another T9 word switch that I think is pretty funny. Try typing "Smirnoff" ... its first guess is "poisoned".

--Ian in Vermont

You may have seen the attached picture before but if not, i thought you might get a kick out of it. Belmullet is a only a few miles from where i live but i'm seriously thinking about moving there!. Maybe you could include it in a list like the funniest unintentional newspaper headlines or something.



--Shane in Ireland

Perhaps, as a heterosexual male, you are not the right person to ask- but you mentioned it. What in the world is it with women and Matt Lauer? I am a women and do not at all find him attractive. At all.

--Jess (via the comments)

I've decided to skip ahead and compare you to Matt Lauer now. Because in this photo you really do remind me of him.



--Alyssa

@GeneralSalt: You ganged up on a hobo? Not cool. You should have defused the situation with hugs, love and words of peace.

@ImThatDingo: Crazy hobo encounters are thrilling...

@djphob: Violence is never the answer and you are never too old or too cool to listen to your mother.

@froggfan09: You shoved a hobo? Rude

My friend John. Would you believe he's half-Hispanic? Neither did this guy.

Alan Emtage invented Archie, the first search engine.

Hi Sam,

A friend of mine sent me a link that he'd run across in which you mention me in one of your lists.

I just wanted to let you know that I'm alive and kicking and (as far as I'm aware) in good heath....oh, and I haven't been in the closet for almost 25 years :-)

--Alan