tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014106.post6529183958824796932..comments2023-09-08T01:35:21.679-07:00Comments on Zaki's Corner / Zaki Hasan: SimpseniorityZakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06150118173142516267noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014106.post-47888933421701268182009-12-17T19:08:39.747-08:002009-12-17T19:08:39.747-08:00Twenty years ago tonight, a nine-year-old Brian Ha...Twenty years ago tonight, a nine-year-old Brian Hall, layed out with the chicken pox, had to miss a friend's birthday party and settle for the couch, a blanket, and a Christmas special entitled "The Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire."<br /><br />I could have never imagined those goofy, yellow characters that cracked me up that night would - over the course of more than two-thirds of my life - go on to significantly shape my sense humor, teach me more about history and pop culture than many of my high school classes, and fill my head with so many quotable bits of dialog that I can pull one from memory to fit nearly every occassion or subject at hand.<br /><br />It makes me sad to see where're they've ended up but their golden years are simply untouchable.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293429130613549724noreply@blogger.com