“Please identify this object.” – Homer Simpson
“It appears to be the flag which disappeared from the public library last year.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
“Correct. Now, we all know the thirteen stripes are for good luck, but why does the American flag have precisely forty-sevens stars?” – Homer Simpson
“Because this particular flag is ridiculously out of date. The library must have purchased it during the brief period in 1912 after New Mexico became a state but before Arizona did.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
“Eh, partial credit.” – Homer Simpson
Hmm, it actually does, unlike that other flag that had fewer stars than they listed. I guess they learned.
I learned more about the world from the Simpsons than I ever did in school…
Indeed. I love the sort of formal absurdity of this, like it was never even an official flag (http://www.jeffbridgman.com/inventory/index.php?page=out&id=30), so naturally that’s the one the Springfield library would have.
-Charlie, with $10,000 we’d be millionaires! We could buy all kinds of useful things like… love.
-Or Ochogons. They look just like regular houses, but they’ll save us 100% on our heating bill.
https://frinkiac.com/img/S05E17/380846.jpg
Heh, well played
We still love and support you though.
Aww…