Category: The Simpsons
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Why Hasn’t My Twinkie Turned Into Liquor Yet?
Well, it’s been almost five years and…still no liquor. I’m beginning to think that The Simpsons might have been lying to me about Twinkie liquor. Buuuut, you are supposed to age the Twinkie for TEN years so perhaps I just need to stop being so impatient? At the same time, I was really hoping to…
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Mona Simpsons’ Apple Pie
While March 14 is Pi Day I think it’s important to point out that National Pie is on January 23. That little “e” makes all the difference. And while today is a celebration for neeeeeeeeerds, it’s also a celebration for those who enjoy pie – both sweet and savory. So really, this day combines my…
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Moon Pie
It’s Lunar New Year and what better way to celebrate than by eating a Moon Pie! Oh sure, you could eat some rice cakes and be traditional. I’m not talking about the kind of rice cakes you put your drinks on, I mean nian gao. And while delicious and potentially good luck they might be…
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Bucket of Ice Cream Covered with Miniature Pies
2021 is already off to a great start and so is your new healthy eating plan! Ok, now that the three people who have managed to somehow not eat themselves to sleep aren’t paying attention, let’s talk stress eating. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth; but if you want to eat your anxiety…
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Why is Sweetest Day?
Sweetest Day is a “holiday” (my quotes) “celebrated in the Midwestern United States, and parts of the Northeastern United States, also in the northern part of Florida on the third Saturday in October.” (Wikipedia’s quote). You might think that this holiday was recently invetended in a similar fashion to perhaps Love Day. And before you…
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Fried Green Tomatoes and the Problem with Manjula
I recently watched the documentary The Problem with Apu, which on Rotten Tomatoes has 89% rating with critics and a 34% rating with audience. Among audience reviews, the prevailing opinion seems to be that this documentary is “unnecessary” and “other things I don’t want to write here because it’s probably racist”. I completely recognize how…