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[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 94 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] ryry1985@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think they have a lot of the same writers

[–] Indicah@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Only like 3-4 writers were on both shows. Not really many.

[–] ryry1985@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago
[–] MobileTechGuy@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Ah, I thought most of them were the same, my bad.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 79 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'd take Futurama's brainworms any day.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

For real! Those worms are among the ... hell, they are the best!

[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not so sure based on the recent follow up episode.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Wdym they had mites that made them useless. If you only had worms, you get buff and smart like Fry

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 36 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Australia! Could please stop trying to kill people!

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am less scared of Australia evolving to kill people and more of the Australians that survive nature actively trying to kill them.

The Dutch fight the sea, the Australians fight earth itself.

The Scots fight other Scots

[–] Balefirex@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

that picture is from Futurama

[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Hadn't Groening long since left the Simpsons writing room by the time Futurama started?

[–] taanegl@beehaw.org 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Excuse me, but they're called Matt Groening and David X Cohen. I'd rather you reference Futurama instead, because The Simpsons is zombified and not how they deserve to be remembered.

Futurama > The Simpsons

Don't at me with your steamed hams bullshit.

Also, Disenchantment was/is awesome as well.

[–] MobileTechGuy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, totally concede that Futurama is better and that Simpsons has really declined in quality.

Leave out the steamed hams, nothing to see here.

I couldn't get into Disenchanted, though I did try to stick it out through a good few episodes, just didn't click with me. Glad you enjoy it.

[–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Downvoted for annoying title "touch grass". I've never been told "touch grass" in a single scenario that made sense and not to mention I likely spend more time outdoors than anyone who has wrote that to me.

[–] bigolf@feddit.de 29 points 2 years ago

This time it is actually funny as the way she probably got infected was by collecting grass

Source (in German): https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesundheit/wurm-in-gehirn-von-frau-gefunden-100.html

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Also they probably got that worm by touching stuff, the right should be "wash your hands" or if you're cheery "lávese las manos" with a tiny picture of wizard Steve on it somewhere.

[–] MobileTechGuy@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

The lady that got the worms started showing symptoms after touching some grass while she was outside

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 years ago
[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

Wait, I'm supposed to be checking my carpet for pythons?

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

So the eggs in the egg salad...

Correct! Worm eggs!

[–] RoabeArt@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think the earliest instance of "brain worms" I remember was from an episode of Invader Zim in 2001. Zim is offended at the concept of paying to ride a filthy, poorly maintained bus and shouts at the driver "Have you the brain worms?!"

Edit: found the video https://youtu.be/BiqTTozWNhA?si=bxNeTnreb77vdd00

[–] Electric_Druid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Ahh yes, my worst nightmare

[–] nonearther@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

I'm pretty sure Simpsons writers first write and then unleash it in the world, not the other way around.