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April 25, 2011
282. Been trying for weeks to figure out the quote "everybody get outta her there's a lobster loose" Websites say Bill Murray said it on the National Lampoon Radio Hour. But is it from a movie or show besides?
It was part of a bit called "Front Row Center" supposedly featuring a performance of Fyodor Dostoevsky's play "The Idiot." It was performed by Christopher Guest (as Roger DeSwans) and Bill Murray (as "the idiot"). The bit was originally broadcast on National Lampoon Radio Hour and was included on "Gold Turkey: National Lampoon Radio Hour/Greatest Hits" LP (still available on CD and MP3 from Amazon) and on the Rhino National Lampoon Radio Hour Boxed Set (although on there it's titled "Classics of Contemporary Drama: The Idiot").
I've heard or read somewhere that Murray was doing this lobster bit even before he was on the Radio Hour. He also did a variation of it on Saturday Night Live when he was part of the cast. I remember seeing it, but I don't know exactly which episode.
Posted April 25, 2011, 04:23 PM in Answers. | Comments (1)
281. This inquiry comes from an old college roommate of mine: “I've been looking for a single cartoon by S. Gross that depicted a tree talking to some birds building a nest on its branch. And the tree says something like: 'Say, you guys aren't Puerto Rican, are you?'"
It appears on the editorial page of the April 1973 (Prejudice) issue. (Thanks to John for the answer.)
Posted April 25, 2011, 04:19 PM in Answers. | Comments (2)
280. Trying to find a black and white picture captioned "(somebody)'s miracle catch in the 47 world series". It was a picture of a baseball player making a catch about 40 feet in the air. It was so stupid and still cracks me up to this day thinking about it. Maybe one of the sports issues?
That was from "Doc Feeney's Scrapbook of Sports Oddities" by Bruce McCall in the November 1973 (Sport)s issue.
Posted April 25, 2011, 04:11 PM in Answers. | Comments (2)
279. I remember reading a story in Lampoon titled "Dynamite" I think. It was a story about a guy going out into the country to stay at a friend's or maybe an uncle's house. The story revolved around getting vert stoned and dealing with a Great Dane that shared the house with them that particular summer. The story culminated with a day of throwing dynamite off the porch, and one of sticks only made it about ten feet...Chaos and hilarity ensued.
"Dynamite", by P.J. O'Rourke, appeared in the June 1980 (Fresh Air) issue.
Posted April 25, 2011, 04:09 PM in Answers. | Comments (1)
278. In 1973 or 1974 an issue included a very funny parody of a Rand McNally road map for something like Kanebraska or some such. It spread across two pages, possibly in the center of the magazine. I especially remember that one of the towns on the map was Schlongberg (Shlongberg? Shlongburg?).
Actually, it was a bit later than that: It was called "Road Map", by P.J. O'Rourke and Alan Rose, and appeared in the August 1979 (Vacation!) issue. The fictional state was called "Minnebraska", but there were other fake state names at the borders, such as Ohiowa, Indianois, Wissouri, Michitucky, and Pennsylconsin. And "Schlongburg" is the correct spelling.
Posted April 25, 2011, 03:44 PM in Answers. | Comments (2)
277. What issue had the photo essay, "If straight men designed women's clothes?"
The September 1978 (Style) issue. The actual title was "If Heterosexual Men Ran the Women's Fashion Industry".
Posted April 25, 2011, 03:30 PM in Answers. | Comments (0)
276. I remember a poem that went something like this:
Something something are modern poets a delight
They only write what they will read and only read what they will write.
And thus they resemble those certain rare birds
who drink their own pee and eat their own turds
and leave it to others what purpose is served.
The poem (titled "A Cute Poem") is from the September 1979 (Fall Potpourri) issue, part of an article called "P.J.'s Potpourri", by P.J. O'Rourke.
Posted April 25, 2011, 03:23 PM in Answers. | Comments (0)
275. Does anyone remember a story titled something like "My Mother the Dog"? Probably from the late 70's.
It was "A Dog Tale", by John Hughes, from the March 1980 (Miscellany) issue. (Thanks to Dell for the answer.)
Posted April 25, 2011, 03:11 PM in Answers. | Comments (2)
April 7, 2011
An Evening with Michael Gross: 
Former NatLamp art director Michael Gross--the guy who gave the magazine its brilliant visual style and attitude--will be presenting a talk Wednesday May 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the Hill Street Cafe / Fish Joint in Oceanside, California. Tickets are $75 per person (seating limited to 35 people). RSVP at 760-721-3411 or mikeginesc@cox.net. (Click on the picture to see the poster with all the details.)
Posted April 7, 2011, 08:53 AM in News.