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“You could hand out these flyers for the neighborhood rummage sale. You’ll get some fresh air and exercise!” – Marge Simpson “Enh, I’ll do it anyway.” – Marge Simpson

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“Look at those phonies, sucking up to Bush! I guess you might say he’s barking up the wrong bush.” – Homer Simpson “There it is, Homer, the cleverest thing you’ll ever say and nobody heard it.” – Homer’s Brain “D’oh!” – Homer Simpson

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“Nothing spells fun like rhinestones on a dungaree jacket!” – Ned Flanders “Stu, you should buy that.” – Stu’s Friend “Hey, Disco Stu doesn’t advertise.” – Disco Stu Happy 20th Anniversary to “Two Bad Neighbors”! Original airdate 14 Jan 1996.

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“It is a candy dish, Ned. Ninety dollars.” – Mrs. Glick “Well, I guess you could put a lot of nice things in there.” – Ned Flanders “No! Just candy, Ned! Ninety dollars!” – Mrs. Glick Happy Birthday, Tress MacNeille!

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“You know, in my day, little boys didn’t call their elders by their first names.” – George Bush the Elder “Yeah, well, welcome to the Twentieth Century, George.” – Bart Simpson Happy 20th Anniversary to “Two Bad Neighbors”!  Original airdate 14 January 1996.

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“I really feel awful about your lawn, Marge.  George can be so stubborn when he thinks he’s right.” – Barbara Bush “Well, Homer too.  They’re so much alike.” – Marge Simpson “Too bad they got off on the wrong foot.  It’s just like the Noriega thing, now he and George are the best of friends.” – Barbara Bush Happy birthday Tress MacNeille!

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“Let’s see now, what do you folks have here? . . . Hmm, a crusty burger, that doesn’t sound too appetizing.  What kind of stew do you have today?” – Bush the Elder “Uh, we don’t have stew.” – Krusty Burger Order Sign “Sir, why don’t you just have the cheeseburger.” – Secret Service Ray “That’s really more of a weekend thing, Ray.” – Bush the Elder

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“I’m sorry I spanked your boy, Homer.” – Bush the Elder “Woo-hoo!  In your face, Bush!  Now apologize for the tax hike.” – Homer Simpson

Reading Digest: Simpsonized Politicians Edition

“Just gonna relax with my U.S. News and World whatnot.  Ah, good, roasting the new guy.” – Bush the Elder Before we get to this week’s links, I’d like to show you something that illustrates just how different the attitude of the Zombie Simpsons writing staff is from that of The Simpsons.  Yesterday, Matt Selman, who is the longtime second-in-command at Zombie Simpsons and who’s been running some of his own episodes the last two seasons, tweeted this: Zombie Simpsons has long acted as unpaid advertising for businesses The Simpsons genuinely mocked, but it’s another level of commercial apathy to…

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“Good old Evergreen Terrace, the swankiest street in the classiest part of pressboard estates.” – Homer Simpson “Well, if you love it so much, why are you always littering?” – Bart Simpson “It’s easier, duh.” – Homer Simpson

Reading Digest: Presidential Heads Edition

“Okay, son, give him the glue!” – Homer Simpson If you were reading about American television on the internet this week, you likely encountered the uber-stupid nontroversy over ex-President Bush the Younger and HBO media darling Game of Thrones.  It’s not worth tracking down in full, but the basic story is that someone was watching the DVD commentary for the final episode of Season 1.  On it, the two guys who run the show noted that in a shot where there are a bunch of heads on spikes, one of the anonymous ones in the background was a George W.…

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“That fancy house will never sell.  Nobody who could afford it would want to live in this neighborhood.” – Bart Simpson “Hey, what’s wrong with this neighborhood?  Big shot!  Too good to buy a house here, snobby?” – Homer Simpson “Who you talking to, Homer?” – Bart Simpson “The guy who doesn’t live there.” – Homer Simpson

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“And that’s why I will continue to oppose teen alcoholism in all its forms. . . . Now, are there any questions?  Keeping in mind that I already explained about my hair.” – Bush the Elder

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“George and I just wanted to be private citizens again, go where nobody cared about politics.  So we found the town with the lowest voter turnout in America.” – Barbara Bush “Just happy to be here among good, average people, with no particular hopes or dreams.” – George H.W. Bush

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“Big deal. When I was a pup, we got spanked by presidents ’til the cows came home. Grover Cleveland spanked me on two non-consecutive occasions.” – Grampa Simpson

Quote of the Day

“Who’s Disco Stu?”- Marge Simpson “Oh, I wanted to write ‘Disco Stud,’ but I ran out of space. Not that Disco Stu didn’t get his share of the action.” – Homer Simpson