Re: OT: Simpsons Trivia answers

2002-10-23 Thread Paul Johnson
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 11:03:19AM -0500, Kirk Strauser wrote: > I think that part of the appeal of the show was that every resident of a > city named Springfield (and there are a *lot* of them) would occasionally > see a reference to their own home town. I lived in Springfield, Missouri > when th

Re: OT: Simpsons Trivia answers

2002-10-22 Thread Kirk Strauser
At 2002-10-22T03:36:16Z, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Groening named Springfield after Springfield, Oregon even though > Springfield in The Simpsons is closer in layout to that of Portland. I think that part of the appeal of the show was that every resident of a city named Springfi

OT: Simpsons Trivia answers

2002-10-21 Thread Paul Johnson
OK, some of the responses I got...no correct responses. Dave Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote... > If I had to guess, I'd say Diamond Jim Brady, just because of the > name "Diamond Joe Quimby". But I don't think Diamond Jim was a > politician; he was more of a rich guy with "fingers in everybody