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Simpsons Subtle Allusions
- Grandpa: "Grover Cleveland spanked me on two non-consecutive occassions
Cleveland was the only President of the US to serve...
- Sign outside Cape Canaveral says, "Cape Canaveral Formerly Cape Kennedy Formerly Cape Arbuckle
Cape Canaveral was formerly named Cape Kennedy, and...
- Mayor: "Ich bin ein Springfielder." Homer: "Mmmmm. Jelly Donuts
Explanation: "Ich bin ein Springfielder" is an allusion...
- When Sideshow Bob is in court, accused of trying to kill Bart
the lawyer says to him on the stand, But what about...
- Abe: "My car gets fourty rods to the hogshead and that's the way I like it
A rod is an arcane form of measurement, equal to 512...
- Fidel Castro: They named a street after me in San Fransisco
[whisper whisper] It's full of WHAT!?!?
Episode: The...
- Jasper Johns stealing lightbulbs
Some of Johns best early works were of lightbulbs
Episode: Homer as an...
- Milhouse, on falling in love: "It was just like Romeo and Juliet
only it ended in tragedy."
Episode: When Milhouse...
- Milhouse says of Springfield, after Homer floods it
It's just like Venice, but without the Black Plague...
- Apu: I have come to make amends, sir. At first, I blamed you for squealing
but then I realized, it was I who wronged you. So I...
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