# It's official. John Kerry is Frank Grimes.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 3, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771 "2004-11-03T15:57:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/21 "2004-11-05T16:39:37Z")
Oddly enough, Laura had trouble conceiving, and the couple had started adoption proceedings on a boy when she found out she was pregnant. They put the proceedings on hold to see if the pregnancy would go full term. Then they forgot about adoption. And George HW Bush has a third son (Neil) that nobody talks about, who was rich and then poor. Sortalike Herb. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/22 "2004-12-13T13:02:58Z")
UPDATE: Bush’s physicians have put him on a diet. He blames his excessive weight on eating too many donuts on the campaign trail. MMMMMMM…donuts. No, I am not making this up. Yes, this thread was my first thought when I heard the story. ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/23 "2004-12-13T16:38:17Z")
In defense of Homer, he’s accomplished way more than W . . . he’s been to space, won a grammy (you haven’t?), and owned a pro-football team (even if it was only the Denver Broncos). ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/24 "2004-12-13T17:01:50Z")
…Dear Lord, the coincidences _are_ uncanny. :eek: My only question is, what does Laura Bush have on Marge Simpson? ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/25 "2004-12-13T17:17:02Z")
> [@Padeye](#): > > [Comic Book Guy]Best analogy ever![/CBG] > > Does Bush have a third kid he always forgets about? He has an eight year old son, who owns his own factory. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/26 "2004-12-13T17:23:38Z")
[Bush Blames Extra Poundage on Donuts](http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1102818140761_29/?hub=World) ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/27 "2004-12-13T17:59:50Z")
IIRC, Homer is supposed to be 34 years old in the frozen-time universe that the Simpsons inhabit. Which would mean he’ll always have six more years of drinking until he quits and gets religion. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/28 "2004-12-13T18:13:32Z")
I thought that Homer was 38.1 years old. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/29 "2004-12-13T22:40:19Z")
> [@interface2x](#): > > I thought that Homer was 38.1 years old. That’s what he thinks at the beginning of that episode. He’s shocked when Marge tells him he’s 39. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/30 "2004-12-13T22:47:58Z")
OK, I concede, he’s 39, not 34. I had done some arithmetic at one point based on the events current at various milestones in their lives. It doesn’t really matter though, as long as he’s under 40. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/31 "2004-12-13T23:30:15Z")
I’m glad this thread has made another appearance. I missed it the first time and it’s fantastic! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/32 "2004-12-13T23:34:38Z")
> [@AngelicGemma](#): > > I’m glad this thread has made another appearance. I missed it the first time and it’s fantastic! Likewise. ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/33 "2004-12-14T01:13:57Z")
Hey! They just played this episode today on our affiliate. I never thought about the similarity before–I have to tell someone about it. It’s just too coincidental. “I’m peeing on the seat! Give me a raise!” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/34 "2004-12-14T14:03:10Z")
If someone made a movie about the Bush family, wouldn’t it be great to cast Glenn “Grandma Simpson” Close as Barbara “Grandma” Bush? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/35 "2004-12-14T16:30:31Z")
Frank: “Nu-cle-ar” Homer: “Nu-cu-lar” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/36 "2005-01-31T15:56:48Z")
> [@wiggumpuppy](#): > > In defense of Homer, he’s accomplished way more than W . . . he’s been to space, won a grammy (you haven’t?), and owned a pro-football team (even if it was only the Denver Broncos). Bush owned a pro-baseball team (even if it was only the Texas Rangers). ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/37 "2005-01-31T23:19:37Z")
> [@](#): > > In defense of Homer, he’s accomplished way more than W . . . he’s been to space, won a grammy (you haven’t?), and owned a pro-football team (even if it was only the Denver Broncos). W is a former drug user (and some report that he’s still hallucinogenic), he’s currently nominated for a Razzie (for leading acting in _Fahrenheit 911_ and he owned the Texas Rangers. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771/38 "2005-02-01T07:02:15Z")
Don’t really think this is accurate…Homer Simpson has paid his dues more than enough times, and most days he can’t buy a break. Charles Montgomery Burns fits the mold much better. Rich, priveleged, gets away with murder, and is able to immediately and irrevocably erase every rare setback he faces. And he talks funny. Mr. Grimes would be…ah…the American soldier in Iraq. Goes through hell for peanuts, and he’s probably going to end up dying stupidly. (I was going to say Ralph Nader, but I’m as sick as everyone else of talking about him. 🙂 ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-john-kerry-is-frank-grimes/272771.md?page=1)