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.
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.
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).
…Dear Lord, the coincidences are uncanny. :eek:
My only question is, what does Laura Bush have on Marge Simpson?
He has an eight year old son, who owns his own factory.
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.
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.
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.
I’m glad this thread has made another appearance. I missed it the first time and it’s fantastic!
Likewise.
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!”
If someone made a movie about the Bush family, wouldn’t it be great to cast Glenn “Grandma Simpson” Close as Barbara “Grandma” Bush?
Frank: “Nu-cle-ar”
Homer: “Nu-cu-lar”
Bush owned a pro-baseball team (even if it was only the Texas Rangers).
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.
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. 
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