Summary:
Homer's efforts to build a BBQ pit end in failure.
Lisa: Dad, I really need to rest my back.
Homer: Okay, sweetie. Daddy'll take over.
Oh, yeah. That's one fine looking...D'oh!
Okay, no big deal. Stupid Lisa! Gotta build fast. Cement drying! All right, let's see. English side ruined! Must use French instructions! "Le grille?" What the hell is that?
Ah! Yeah! That's one fine looking barbecue pit! Why doesn't mine look like that?
Why? Why must life be so hard? Why must I fail at every attempt at masonry?
Marge: How's your father's project coming along?
Bart: I think he's almost done. Yeah. He's done.
Take over: Continue a job.
Cement drying: Notice Homer is in a hurry. He omits words in all of these phrases. This ordinarily would be "THE cement IS drying."
English side ruined! Must use French instructions! Again, Homer leaves out words. This should be THE English side IS ruined. I must use THE French instructions.
Masonry: Stonework
Coming along: Going
Now you practice:
It's clear that Homer isn't very good at building things, but could he have done something better? How could this situation have been avoided?