Homer’s On The Biden ‘Meme Team’

Biden wants a memelord

Politico–Eagle-eyed observers of President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign might have noticed an unusual job posting on its website this week: “Partner Manager, Content and Meme Pages.”

Presidential campaigns have tried to insinuate themselves into the esoteric, in-joke-laden online ecosystem for years, often with dubious results: Recall Hillary Clinton, awkwardly exhorting young voters in 2016 to “‘Pokémon Go’ to the polls.” The ecosystem naturally treats disruptors a little better than incumbents; observers attributed former President Donald Trump’s shocking defeat of Clinton in part to his supporters’ mastery of “meme magic.”

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Make Way For The Kinder, Gentler Homer

Homer Simpson apparently won’t be choking Bart anymore

CNN–Homer Simpson has, according to the animated character, stopped strangling his son Bart – bringing to an end a long-running (and outdated) gag on the show.

It’s one of many set pieces on the beloved animated series. In this recurring interaction, Homer, the family patriarch, begins vigorously choking Bark after yelling, “Why you little …”

A recent episode of the show went viral after the character of Homer shakes the hand of a new neighbor and is complimented on a strong handshake.

“See, Marge, strangling the boy paid off,” Homer tells his wife, Marge.

He then says, “Just kidding, I don’t do that anymore. Times have changed.”

Homer Simpson was unavailable for comment as he was busy strangling Bart.

 

Obama’s “What? Me Worry” Presidential Portrait

Alfred E. Neuman says that we have really sunk to picking low hanging fruit in coming up with these Obama Presidential Portrait shticks. But just wait until we start on Michelle….

And you know where Alfred E. Newman can be found, there’s a pretty good chance that Homer Simpson is close at hand.