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Aunt Patty: It's almost 9:00. Where's Homer anyway? It's so typical of the big doofus to spoil it all.
Lisa: What, Aunt Patty?
Patty: Oh, nothing, dear. I'm just trashing your father.
Lisa: Well, I wish you wouldn't. Because, aside from the fact he has the same frailties as all human beings, he's the only father I have. Therefore, he is my model of manhood, and my estimation of him will govern the prospects of my adult relationships. So I hope you bear in mind that any knock at him is a knock at me, and I’m far too young to defend myself against such onslaughts.
Related words: Rhetoric: speech designed to persuadeOratory, Oratorical, Orator, Oral
Rhetorical question: Question that is not expecting an answer
In answering Lisa’s question aboutwhether Homer knows what arhetorical question is, Homer answers with the rhetorical question,“Do I know what a rhetorical question means?”
Ironic, isn't it Smithers? This anonymous clan of slack-jawed troglodytes has cost me the election, and yet if I were to have them killed, I would be the one to go to jail. That's democracy for you." -- Mr. Burns
Troglodyte: A primitive, prehistoric cave dweller, or a person who acts like one
Underground-dwelling animal
Synonyms and near-synonyms:
cavemanhermitreclusebrutebarbarianoaf
Antonyms and near-antonyms:
sophisticate (noun)man-about-towngentleman
Homer Simpson, although he is not reclusive and lives in a well-kept home and not a cave, can certainly be described as a troglodyte for his uncouth ways.
Guard at Itchy & Scratchy Land: "There's no need to murmur, ma'am. Here at Itchy and Scratchy Land, we're just as concerned with violence as you are. That's why we're always careful to show the consequences of deadly mayhem, so that we may educate as well as horrify."Marge Simspon: "When do you show the consequences? On TV, that mouse pulled out that cat's lungs and played them like a bagpipe, but in the next scene, the cat was breathing comfortably."Guard at Itchy & Scratchy Land: "Just like in real life."
"I'm Kent Brockman, on the eleven o'clock news tonight...a certain type of soft drink has been found to be lethal, we won't tell you which one until after sports and the weather with Sonny Storm." -- Kent Brockman
"Oh your powers of deduction are exceptional. I simply can't allow you to waste them here when there are so many crimes going unsolved at this very moment. Go! Go for the good of the city!" -- Comic Book Guy
Proctor: All right, here's your last question. What was the cause of the Civil War?
Apu: Actually, there were numerous causes. Aside from the obvious schism between the abolitionists and the anti-abolitionists, there were economic factors, both domestic and inter--
Books are useless! I only ever read one book, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” and it gave me absolutely no insight on how to kill mockingbirds! Sure it taught me not to judge a man by the color of his skin…but what good does *that* do me?