The Dick and Jane Hamlet

The Dick and Jane Hamlet is pretty cute, and worth a link. I’d never seen it before.

“See the man. What a funny man. His name is Hamlet. He is a prince.

He is sad. Why are you sad, Hamlet?”

On the way he passes a brook. In the brook he sees Ophelia. Ophelia is drowning.

“Where are you going?” asks Ophelia.

“I am going to find Uncle Claudius.”

“Glub, glub,” says Ophelia.

Time Line of Banned Books in the United States

Time Line of Banned Books in the United States

Interesting because Merchant of Venice is on the list. Doubly so because it was banned in 1980! Book banners choose funny battles to fight. If they knew half the filth that Will was writing in some of his “comedies” they’d all keel over.

The only thing I think is sillier on the list is the banning of Little Red Riding Hood because it depicts the title character bringing wine to the grandmother and some school system didn’t want to encourage underage drinking. Eh?

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Watch out, Richard III!

Watching “RadioActive Man” episode of the Simpsons tonight, where the movie of the comic of the same name comes to town and all the kids flock to play sidekick Fallout Boy. Bart is just so good that when he leaps on scene in front of all the other kids who are trying out and says the catch phrase, “Watch out, Radioactive man!” they all applaud his brilliance.

“Thank you, thank you,” he says, taking a bow. “It’s all in the delivery.” Adjusting his tone and wrapping his cape around his shoulders he continues, “Now is the winter of our discontent…”

“Oh no! Run!” screams Ralphie, and runs away.

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