From: The Simpsons
Genre: Cartoons, Television
Who said it?: Abe Simpson
The story behind the quote: This week’s quote comes from the longest running animated series in the United States, The Simpsons. The show has been on for numerous seasons and counting and is a general smorgasbord for quotes.
The quote comes from the 4th season episode, Last Exit to Springfield. This has Homer Simpson leading the workers of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant on strike by accident. The quote happens during the third act where Mr. Burns hires Grampa Abe Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta who also voiced Homer and Mr. Burns, by the way) and his group of strikebusters. The elder Simpson explains that, due to their age, they aren’t able to roughhouse like before but they can still break up strikes by telling boring stories, including how he needed to tie an onion to his belt…
Geek wisdom: As time moves on, things change. What once was cool in the past may not make a whole lot of sense even a couple of years down the line.
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