The animated television series The Simpsons has used and coined many words and phrases for humorous effect, some of which have entered popular use. Mark Liberman, director of the Linguistic Data Consortium, commented that "The Simpsons has apparently taken over from Shakespeare and the Bible as our culture's greatest source of idioms, catchphrases and sundry other textual allusions."^[1] The most famous example is Homer Simpson’s signature annoyed grunt, "D'oh!", which in 2001 was listed in the Oxford English Dictionary,^[2] and also appears in other dictionaries. Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... Mark Liberman is a linguist. ... The Linguistic Data Consortium is an open consortium of universities, companies and government research laboratories. ... Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, and he is voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and is the most successful dictionary of the English language, (not to be confused with the one-volume Oxford Dictionary of English, formerly New Oxford Dictionary of English, of...

The following phrases have found their way into popular use, to varying degrees. The route often passes through the considerable fan-base where use of these words carries the prestige of pop-culture literacy among those who catch the references, just as among other cultural groups a clever parallel to a well-known phrase from the literary or rhetorical canon would be acknowledged. Popular culture, sometimes called pop culture, consists of widespread cultural elements in any given society. ...

The following is presented as a glossary of words or phrases invented or popularized by the show which one or more characters use in regular speech, as though intended as real terms. This does not include names of invented characters, locations, or products.

Big wheel down at the cracker factory

In the sixth-season episode "’Homer the Clown," Milhouse uses the phrase to refer to his father's job. ^[3] The Simpsons sixth season originally aired between September 1994 and May 1995, beginning on September 4, 1994. ... “Homie the Clown” is the 15th episode of The Simpsons’ sixth season. ... Kirk Van Houten sometimes called Milhouses Dad is a fictional character on the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Hank Azaria. ...

The phrase also inspired the book Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory by Mickey Hess.^[4].

Cheese-eating surrender monkeys

N.Y. Post cover from Dec. 7, 2006

Main article: Cheese-eating surrender monkeys

See also: Francophobia

In the sixth-season episode "’Round Springfield," Groundskeeper Willie, who was teaching French, used the phrase "Bonjourrr, ya cheese-eating surrender monkeys," referring to the French. Image File history File links Nypost_surrender_monkeys. ... Image File history File links Nypost_surrender_monkeys. ... Cheese-eating surrender monkeys is a satirical and insulting phrase, referring to the French, which gained notoriety in the United States, particularly in the run-up to the war in Iraq. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Round Springfield is the twenty-second episode of the sixth season of The Simpsons, and the 125th episode overall. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...

The phrase "Surrender monkeys" was used on December 7, 2006 when the New York Post published a banner headline calling James Baker and Lee Hamilton "surrender monkeys" after the release of their Iraq Study Group report. is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily. ... James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) served as the Chief of Staff in President Ronald Reagans first administration, Secretary of the Treasury from 1985 to 1988 in the second Reagan administration, and Secretary of State in the administration of President George H. W. Bush. ... Lee Hamilton redirects here. ... Cover of the report The Iraq Study Group (ISG), also known as the Baker-Hamilton Commission,[1] was a ten-person bipartisan panel appointed on March 15, 2006, by the United States Congress, that was charged with assessing the situation in Iraq and the US-led Iraq War and making...

Can’t sleep, clown(s) will eat me

See also: Coulrophobia

Bart in the clown bed

"Can’t sleep, clown(s) will eat me" is a stock phrase^{[verification needed]} that has become popular as a joke-explanation for insomnia.^{[citation needed]} Coulrophobia is a mental condition concerning the fear of clowns. ... Image File history File links Image obtained from http://www. ... Image File history File links Image obtained from http://www. ... A stock phrase is a spoken phrase which has little if any actual meaning of its own (a phatic expression); it carries meaning only through custom or context. ... This article is about the sleeping disorder. ...

The phrase first appears in The Simpsons episode "Lisa’s First Word."^[5] During the episode, there is a flashback in which Homer and Bart are watching the Krusty the Klown show. During the show, Homer notices that Bart likes clowns and decides to build a new bed for him, shaped like a clown, rather than buying him a new bed. However, due to Homer’s questionable craftsmanship skills, the clown bed has a highly menacing appearance, causing Bart to imagine the clown behaving terrifyingly. Instead of "laughing himself to sleep" as Homer intended, Bart lies awake in a fetal position, and the next morning is repeatedly uttering the phrase "Can’t sleep, clown’ll eat me." The reference originated from a childhood experience of one of the writers. Simpsons redirects here. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... In literature and film, a flashback (also called analepsis) takes the narrative back in time from the point the story has reached, to recount events that happened before and give the back-story. ... Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, and he is voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... Bart and his sister Lisa as news anchors. ... Krusty the Clown, or Herschel Schmoikel Krustofski (full name: Herschel Pinkes Remochel Krustofski), is a fictional character in the cartoon The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Fetal position(also spelt FOETAL) is a medical term used to describe the positioning of the body of a prenatal fetus as it develops. ...

Appearances in other media

• Alice Cooper composed and performed a song called "Can’t Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me" which was inspired by the phrase.
• Irish rock group Berkeley released a B-side entitled "clowns", containing the phrase "I can't sleep clowns will eat me"
• Melbourne band Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra also wrote a song called "Clowns Will Eat Me," which has little to no relation to the Alice Cooper one.

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ...

Cromulent and embiggens

Cromulent means valid, acceptable, or possibly commonplace, coined by David Cohen for the episode "Lisa the Iconoclast"; embiggen, coined by Dan Greaney, means "to make bigger," or, used symbolically, means "to empower". Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... David X. Cohen (born 1966), born David Samuel Cohen, is an American television writer. ... Lisa the Iconoclast is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons seventh season, and is probably the most important episode for Jebediah Springfield since The Telltale Head. // Spoiler warning: As Springfield celebrates its bicentennial, Lisa Simpson makes the shocking discovery that the towns beloved founder, the late Jebediah Springfield, was... Dan Greaney is a writer for The Simpsons. ...

When schoolteacher Edna Krabappel hears the Springfield town motto "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man," she comments she'd never heard the word "embiggens" before moving to Springfield. Miss Hoover, another teacher, replies, "I don’t know why; it’s a perfectly cromulent word." Later in the episode, while talking about Homer’s audition for the role of town crier, Principal Skinner states "He's embiggened that role with his cromulent performance." Ms. ... Springfield is the fictional city in which the animated American sitcom The Simpsons is set. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... A town crier is a person who is employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets. ...

The DVD commentary for "Lisa the Iconoclast" makes a point of reinforcing that "embiggens" and "cromulent" were completely made up by the writers and have since taken on a life of their own via the Internet and other media.

In the 2005 Xbox game Jade Empire, the player meets a character who uses made-up and mispronounced words. When the player confronts the man with this, the man claims that the words he uses are perfectly "cromulent" and that the player would do well to "embiggen" their vocabulary before talking to him. The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... Jade Empire is an action RPG developed by Canadian developer BioWare. ...

"Cromulent" has since appeared in the Webster’s New Millennium Dictionary of English.^[6] 1888 advertisement for Websters Dictionary Websters Dictionary is the common title given to English language dictionaries in the United States, derived from American lexicographer Noah Webster. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The word has also been used by Nerdcore Hip-Hop artist MC Frontalot in his song "Nerdcore Rising" on the album of the same name. The line is, "I know that 'possibleness' is not a cromulent word." This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Nerdcore Rising (spine title: NERDC0R3 R1S1N6) is the official debut disc by Nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot. ...

In 2006, a string theory paper by Shamit Kachru and three colleagues used "embiggen" to describe the Myers effect on D-branes: "...we could argue that there is a competing effect which can overcome the desire of the anti-D3s to embiggen, namely their attraction towards the wrapped D5s." ^[7] Upon reviewing the paper, another scientist commented that its references were "perfectly cromulent". ^[8] Interaction in the subatomic world: world lines of pointlike particles in the Standard Model or a world sheet swept up by closed strings in string theory String theory is a model of fundamental physics whose building blocks are one-dimensional extended objects called strings, rather than the zero-dimensional point... Shamit Kachru is a string theorist who is a professor of physics at Stanford University and at SLAC. He is the son of the Kashmiri scholar Braj Kachru. ...

D’oh!

Main article: D'oh!

An exclamation of annoyance often uttered by Homer. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, and he is voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ...

In scripts and episode titles, D’oh is often referred to as "(annoyed grunt)."^[9] When actor Dan Castellaneta first encountered the word, it was left up to him to create the verbal equivalent. Daniel Louis Castellaneta (born September 10, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Emmy award winning American voice actor, actor and comedian best known for providing the voice of Homer Simpson and other characters on the animated series The Simpsons. ...

It may be argued that "d’oh" is not a Simpsons neologism, as Castellaneta based the phrase on Jimmy Finlayson’s similar utterance in many Laurel & Hardy films; however, Finlayson did not exclaim the term as Castellaneta does, but used it as more of a muttered whine. Actor Jimmy Finlayson James Jimmy Finlayson (born August 27, 1887 in Falkirk, Scotland; died October 9, 1953 in Los Angeles) was a Scottish-American actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. ... Laurel and Hardy Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were the members of the most famous comedy duo in film history. ...

Apart from Homer, there are other people who occasionally say "d’oh," such as Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Abraham Simpson, Mona Simpson, Marge Simpson, Homer’s half brother Herb Powell, and the show's Gerald Ford character (as opposed to the President himself). Bart and his sister Lisa as news anchors. ... Lisa Marie Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Yeardley Smith; Lisa is the only character Smith voices on a regular basis. ... Abraham Abe Grampa J. Simpson is a fictional character featured in the animated cartoon television series The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... This article is about a character from the Simpsons. ... Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ... A half-brother is a male sibling with one shared parent. ... Herbert Anthony Herb Powell is a fictional character on The Simpsons, voiced by Danny DeVito. ... Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ...

"D'oh!" has occasionally been used on other TV shows. In the Family Guy episode "Mother Tucker", Stewie Griffin utters the phrase while parodying a Simpsons Butterfinger commercial. The expression was also used in the sixth unaired episode of Clerks: The Animated Series by Leonardo Leonardo after a fan claimed the show was too much like The Simpsons. And it is used several times by Richard Dean Anderson in his role as Jack O'Neill on the series Stargate SG-1. In the Arrested Development episode "Sword of Destiny", Dan Castellaneta parodied himself by having his Dr. Stein character say "D'oh" in as flat and un-Homer-like a manner as possible. Family Guy is an Emmy award winning American animated television series about a nuclear family in the fictional town of Quahog (IPA or ), Rhode Island. ... “Mother Tucker” is the second episode of season five of animated series Family Guy. ... Butterfinger wrapped Butterfinger opened Butterfinger is the name of a candy bar made by Nestlé. It has a flaky, orange-colored center somewhat similar in texture and taste to peanut brittle (without the peanuts), that is coated in compound chocolate. ... Leonardo Leonardo (left) and his assistant Plug Leonardo Leonardo is a fictional character from the short-lived animated television series Clerks: The Animated Series created by Kevin Smith. ... Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American television actor. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Sword of Destiny is the 37th episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development. ...

The term was famously canonized in the Oxford English Dictionary. As Homer's major catchphrase, many Simpsons fans adopted the expression and use it like Homer does. The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and is the most successful dictionary of the English language, (not to be confused with the one-volume Oxford Dictionary of English, formerly New Oxford Dictionary of English, of...

Jebus

Jebus (sometimes spelled Jeebus) is Homer's confusion of the name Jesus, as seen in the season eleven episode "Missionary: Impossible" (2000). This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... The following is an episode list for the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ...

When asked to be a missionary, Homer replies, "I’m no missionary. I don’t even believe in Jebus!" When the plane that is carrying Homer to do missionary work is taking off, he cries, "Save me, Jebus!" When Homer is attempting to use a shortwave radio, the family hear Homer saying "Jebus, where are you? Homer to Jebus!" Two Mormon missionaries A missionary is traditionally defined as a propagator of religion who works to convert those outside that community; someone who proselytizes. ... This article is about an album. ...

While in popular usage for many years, it has emerged on many discussion boards, deliberately used by posters in a sarcastic manner; implying that the author does not know the true meaning of Christianity. Christianity percentage by country, purple is highest, orange is lowest Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch...

Jebus has often been the Papua New Guinean patois for Jesus. Patois, although without a formal definition in linguistics, can be used to describe a language considered as nonstandard. ...

In the episode "Fat Man and Little Boy" one of Bart's t-shirts bears the phrase "Jews for Jebus". There is a quick glimpse of it when Bart's stand at The Springfield Novelty Expo is crushed by Krusty's inflatable T-shirt stand. Fat Man and Little Boy is the fifth episode of The Simpsons sixteenth season and the last new episode of 2004. ...

The term is also used in the Family Guy episode "Holy Crap", where assistants to the Pope discuss a misprint in the Bible. This occurrence actually pre-dates the Simpsons one. Family Guy is an Emmy award winning American animated television series about a nuclear family in the fictional town of Quahog (IPA or ), Rhode Island. ... “Holy Crap” is an episode from the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ...

In the book of Genesis, there is a reference to a tribe called the Jebusites. Further instances of the Jebusites are found in other books of the Bible, and in particular the city of Jerusalem is said to have been called the Jebusite citadel of Zion. Genesis (‎, Greek: Γένεσις, meaning birth, creation, cause, beginning, source or origin) is the first book of the Torah, the Tanakh, and the Old Testament. ... Jebus redirects here. ...

In the video game The Simpsons Hit & Run, Homer will scream "Save me, Jebus" if the player drives into the water in Level 1. The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Homer also mentions Jebus in the Church in The Simpsons Movie. The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 animated comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons, directed by David Silverman, and scheduled to be released worldwide by July 27, 2007. ...

Kwyjibo

Kwyjibo (IPA: [ˈkwɪdʒiˌbəʊ]) is a word made up by Bart Simpson during a game of Scrabble with his family. In the first regularly-scheduled episode of the series, "Bart the Genius", Bart puts "kwyjibo" on the board, scoring 116 points (22 points plus Triple Word Score plus 50 points for using all seven of his letters.) When Homer demands Bart tell him what a kwyjibo is, Bart replies, "A big, dumb, balding North American ape… with no chin." Marge also adds "..and a short temper." At this point, Homer chases Bart away, causing him to exclaim, "Uh-oh! Kwyjibo on the loose!" Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Bart and his sister Lisa as news anchors. ... The verb to scrabble also means to scratch, scramble or scrape about: see Wiktionary:scrabble. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, and he is voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ...

"Kwyjibo" was used as one of the aliases of the creator of the Melissa worm, and is the name of a yo-yo string trick. "Kweejibo" is a handmade clothing company in San Francisco. The Melissa worm, also known as Mailissa, Simpsons, Kwyjibo, or Kwejeebo, is a computer worm that also functions as a macro virus, hence making it a multipartite virus. // History First found on March 26, 1999, Melissa shut down Internet mail systems that got clogged with infected e-mails propogating from... The yo-yo is a toy consisting of two equally-sized discs of plastic, wood, or metal, connected with an axle, around which a string is wound. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

At one point, Yahoo!’s online version of Scrabble was advertised on the Yahoo! home page with a visual representation of letter tiles spelling out Q-U-Y-J-I-B-O. Yahoo! Inc. ... The verb to scrabble also means to scratch, scramble or scrape about: see Wiktionary:scrabble. ...

In the Simpsons edition of Scrabble, certain words related to the Simpsons are allowed, Kwyjibo being one of them. There is also a card which allows the player to make up a word as long as they can define it. The verb to scrabble also means to scratch, scramble or scrape about: see Wiktionary:scrabble. ...

Meh

The word "meh" has been used in several episodes of The Simpsons, including "Hungry Hungry Homer": Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Hungry, Hungry Homer is the fifteenth episode of the twelfth season of The Simpsons. ...

Homer: Kids, how would you... like to go to... Blockoland?

Bart and Lisa: Meh.

Homer: But the TV gave me the impression that…

Bart: We said "meh."

Lisa: M-E-H: Meh.

The word has come to be used as an interjection indicating apathy or lack of enthusiasm, or as an adjective meaning mediocre or uninspiring. It was popularized by The Simpsons, but its origin is unknown. A Yiddish derivation has been suggested but not confirmed. It is also a term commonly used on internet chat and forum sites.^[10] An interjection is a part of speech that usually has no grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence and simply expresses emotion on the part of the speaker, although most interjections have clear definitions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Enthusiasm (Greek: enthousiasmos) originally meant inspiration or possession by a divine afflatus or by the presence of a God. ... In grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a noun or pronoun (called the adjectives subject), giving more information about what the noun or pronoun refers to. ... Mediocre means not so good. ... Yiddish (ייִדיש, Jiddisch) is a Germanic language spoken by about four million Jews throughout the world. ...

My eyes! The goggles do nothing!

This phrase is one of Matt Groening's favorite lines from the entire series.^[11] It is from the episode "Radioactive Man". The line, "My eyes! The goggles do nothing!" is said by Rainier Wolfcastle when he is swept away by a torrent of sulfuric acid while wearing a pair of protective goggles he was given in case of this eventuality. It is used to express disgust over something you see and is an often used internet meme. It was also used in the Duel Masters episode "Surprise" after the main character Shobu defeats an opponent with glasses on. ^[12][13] Radioactive Man is the second episode of The Simpsons seventh season which originally aired September 24, 1995. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Okily-Dokily

Ned Flanders’s version of the phrase "Okey dokey," itself a variant on "Okay". Flanders often uses embellished or cutesy versions of common conversational phrases, such as "Hi diddly ho" in place of "Hello." This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Okay is a term of approval, assent, or acknowledgment, often written as OK or O.K.. This is also known as AOK. When used to describe the quality of a thing, it denotes acceptability. ... Look up hello in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In the first season episode "M.A.D." of Veronica Mars, Veronica responds to "Watch what you’re doing" with "Okily-Dokily." M.A.D. is episode 20 of season 1 of the television show Veronica Mars. ... This article is about the Veronica Mars television series. ... Information Gender Female Age 19 Occupation Student, journalist for the Hearst Free Press, Private Detective Family Keith Mars (Father) Lianne Mars (Mother) Spouse(s) Stosh Piz Piznarski (boyfriend) Logan Echolls (Ex-boyfriend) Duncan Kane (Ex-boyfriend) Troy Vandegraff (Ex-boyfriend) Leo DAmato (Ex-boyfriend) Portrayed by Kristen Bell Created...

Our new … Overlords

In "Deep Space Homer" (1994) news announcer Kent Brockman sees a magnified ant on a video feed from the Space Shuttle, and concludes that the Earth would soon be invaded by giant space ants. He interrupts his news story to make a statement: Deep Space Homer is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons fifth season. ... The following is an episode list for the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ... Kenton Kent Brockman, is a recurring fictional character from The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. ... For the current mission, see STS-118 NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ...

One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the ants will soon be here. And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I’d like to remind them that as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.^[14]

This statement has seeped into popular culture to describe a number of events. Variants of Brockman’s utterance are used to express mock submission, usually for the purpose of humor. It has been used in media, such as New Scientist magazine^[15].

Why, you little...

This is one of Homer's more memorable catchphrases, more often than not uttered right before reaching over to strangle his son, Bart. The phrase is usually followed with the reason he is strangling Bart, such as the line from the Simpsons Movie: "Why you little...I'll teach you to laugh at things that are funny!"

Yoink!

After appearing many times on The Simpsons, "Yoink!" has gained widespread usage as a verbal exclamation made when removing or stealing an object from its owner or rightful place, or when performing a wedgie. It can also be used as a verb: "I yoinked it." First used by Homer in "Duffless" when he snatches the wad of money he saved by not drinking for a month from Marge.^[16] Coined by Simpsons writer George Meyer.^[17] Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... The wedgie can be a form of torture practiced by bullies performed to humiliate someone, or a hilarious practical joke, depending on the context and the parties involved. ... Duffless is the 16th episode of The Simpsons fourth season. ... George Meyer is a producer and writer for The Simpsons, and arguably the writer who has contributed the most to the show over its long run. ...

"Yoink!" was also used extensively in the episode "Mom and Pop Art" by guest voice Jasper Johns, an American conceptual artist and painter who appropriates common symbols in his artwork. In the Simpsons episode he appears suddenly and "yoinks" things from people, then disappears. Mom and Pop Art is the nineteenth episode of The Simpsons tenth season. ... Jasper Johnss Map, 1961 Jasper Johnss Flag, Encaustic, oil and collage on fabric mounted on plywood,1954-55 Detail of Flag (1954-55). ...

References

• Bahn, Christopher (2006-04-26). Beyond "D'oh!": Simpsons Quotes For Everyday Use. The A.V. Club. Retrieved on 2006-07-03.

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Notes

Ben Macintyre is a columnist writing for The Times newspaper. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1788. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the day. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954[2] in Portland, Oregon;[3] his family name is pronounced ) is an Emmy Award-winning American cartoonist and the creator of The Simpsons,[4] Futurama and the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. ...

See also

Culturally significant words and phrases from Family Guy Family Guy, an animated television series, has used and coined many words and phrases for humorous effect. ...

External links

• Homerisms: Figures of Speech in The Simpsons
• The Simpsons Archive: Episode Capsules
• The Simpsons Quotes: Collection of Simpsons Quotes
• Cromulent Shakespeare Company, a theater company in Minnesota employing "Simpsons" neologisms
• Language Log article discussing the "welcome our new overlords" meme