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  • This is a tough one. My go-to is usually that episode of the IT Crowd. Second on my mind is Breaking Bad’s Ozymandias, but someone already said that.

    So, I have to pick two to tie for first.

    It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia S3E1 - “The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby”

    There’s a lot of perfectly written IASIP episodes, but this is probably my favorite. Every little detail is perfect, and I think it’s better than the pilot at showing the characters’ personalities. We have Mac and Dee trying to take care of a baby together, Charlie and Frank becoming homeless because they can’t stop collecting garbage, and Dennis seeking revenge on a hippie because he got called out.

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    This episode really has some of the best Dennis moments. I think about Mac and Dee trying to tan the baby a lot, but the funniest part of this episode to me is when Dennis is trying to act more environmentally conscious than everyone else, so when the hippie long-windedly calls him a poser, Dennis just runs over to the gang and tries to use that insult on them. It shows their dynamic perfectly.

    The Office S6E9 - “Murder”

    This is a much-needed break in the middle of a tense overarching plot about DM’s finances. It’s not the best Office episode, but it’s probably the best Michael episode. There are episodes like “Scott’s Tots” that are iconic because he learns a lesson the hard way. But this episode is one of the few where we see Michael take action. The entire office is miserable so what do we do? Play a game and do funny voices. It’s a Michael activity through and through, but he uses it to help the office take their minds off a bad situation. It’s also one of the only times during the comanagement arc that Jim and Michael really synergize. Really funny, super sweet, and some of the best lines in the series.

    I think about these jokes almost daily:

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    Dwight: Voodoo Mama Juju, explain your dalliance with the Dark Arts.

    Angela: It’s not my fault, I was exposed to Harry Potter.

    Dwight: I know you did it!

    Dwight: I know she didn’t do it. It’s never the person you most suspect. It’s also never the person you least suspect, since anyone with half a brain would suspect them the most. Therefore, I know the killer to be Phyllis, AKA Beatrix Bourbon, the person I most medium suspect.

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    Oscar: [tries to speak in a high-pitched southern accent] This plantation, we’re running low on greenbacks. We’re having problems paying the people who give us the seeds and the dirt. We can’t pay… [in regular voice] – Michael, I can’t – Basically it could mean a lot of things, but it is unprecedented, so its cause for concern.









  • Back 4 Blood.

    You know what, it’s not Left 4 Dead 3, but I love it. It feels like L4D meets Call of Duty. The card system really makes the game for me; building better decks to play higher difficulties with more chaotic corruption cards.

    The corruption cards especially make levels so much more replayable than they already would be. Getting fog over a level or a different type of ridden mutation appearing spices things up nicely.

    It’s also extremely beautiful at points. I love the graphical style. It’s colorful and a tad cartoonish at points, with some genuinely disgusting visuals and insane ruins thrown in for good measure.

    I wouldn’t buy it for full price, but the $9.99 I paid for the full game + DLC was more than worth it, in my opinion.







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    Maybe I can clear a few things up:

    There once was a man named Worrell-Ernest P. Worrell!

    Even as a lad he was sensitive and caring

    As cunning as a fox and as slippery as a herring

    Whimsical and Mellow- A hale and hearty fellow

    Not formal… Not normal!

    There once was a man named Worrell-Ernest P. Worrell!

    He’s kindly as a saint but he’ll never shirk a battle

    To villains everywhere he’s a burr beneath the saddle

    He’s nimble quick and brawny-His skin is smooth and tawny

    Not mealy… Not really!

    Ah ah ah ah! See the lightning fill the sky!

    Ah ah ah ah! See the angry tide!

    See the blinding rain come down ‘Oh where is a hero now?’ The children cried

    He’s inside… He went inside!

    There once was a man named Worrell-Ernest P. Worrell

    The hero of today is the legend of tomorrow

    And whosoever crosses him shall live their life in sorrow

    For lo the bridges burneth

    That they may not returneth

    To learneth… from Erneth!

    There once was a man named Worrell-Ernest P. Worrell!

    Let’s celebrate this champion, this paragon of virtue

    And should you be his foe, he’ll be sorry if he hurts you

    To some he’s just a man but to others he’s a beacon!

    He sends his mother cash and he calls her every weekend!

    He’s punctual, he’s affable, he’s never quick to quarrel

    He’s moral… He’s Ernest P. Worrell!


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    “Hey Vern, look at this here Mejollyneer I just found!” throws to the side “Yep, it’s a good thing I drank my Purity brand milk today, or else I wouldn’t be able to lift that little ol’ inchworm crawling across yer window there, knowhatimean.” “Yes sir, it’s all thanks to Purity brand milk that you see the striking figure of a god before you, Ernest P. Worrellsson.” “ehhehehehehehehe.” Mjolnir returns and smacks Ernest on the side of the head OUGH"



  • Anyone looking for more of this, check out Boolean Union

    I found this site years ago, but I haven’t visited it in forever. They dissect Chick Tracts, and the site is a great way to read the full source material. From a cursory look, it seems they’re still going strong to this day, up to Tract #285 now (there are still new ones being published). It’s not just Chick Tracts, they’ve covered a lot of other evangelical fundamentalist pieces.

    EDIT: I was a bit wrong, they just have every tract CATALOGUED on their site. By no means have they dissected them all, though they have quite a bit to dissect. The page I linked is a list of tracts that, when clicked, redirect to the Jack Chick website, where you can read them in full. Anyone looking for in-depth dissections can find them elsewhere on the Boolean Union site.