Subj : Re: Only artists need apply? (was: How much should I charge for fix...) To : comp.programming From : Gerry Quinn Date : Sat Aug 27 2005 11:43 am In article , rem642b@Yahoo.Com says... > If somebody's talent is primarily artistic, they should be allowed to > make a painting or other work of art, and not criticized for it not > displaying a Ph.D. level of understanding of science or mathematics. > (But still I cringe at cheap cartoonists such as in The Simpson's who > draw a crescent moon, in an otherwise dark starry sky, in an > orientation which is impossible except when the Sun is high in the sky. > Is Homer not a fiction, but an accurate representation of his artist, > with an intelligence level somewhere between Dan Quayle and GWBush?) [Homer has got a job doing voices for an animated TV show. He guests at a fan conference.] NERD: Hi. Question for Ms. Bellamy. In episode 2F09, when Itchy plays Scratchy's skeleton like a xylophone, he strikes the same rib twice in succession, yet he produces two clearly different tones. I mean, what are we to believe, that this is some sort of a... (sniggering) magic xylophone or something? Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder. BELLAMY: Uh, well, uh... HOMER: I'll field that one. Let me ask you a question. Why would a man whose shirt says "Genius at Work" spend all of his time watching a children's cartoon show? NERD: I withdraw my question. - Gerry Quinn .