# Simpsons scene comes to life

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-scene-comes-to-life/205546>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 4, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-scene-comes-to-life/205546 "2003-10-04T14:51:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-scene-comes-to-life/205546/1 "2003-10-04T14:51:10Z")

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[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3163574.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3163574.stm)

Roy, of Seigfried and Roy, is mauled by a white tiger and dragged off stage.

Immediately made me think of _The Simpsons_ episode where the white tiger got pissed and attacked them.  
To quote _South Park_; “Simpsons did it”

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-scene-comes-to-life/205546/2 "2003-10-04T15:09:54Z")

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I wonder if [that was Siegfried’s idea](http://www.theonion.com/3938/opinion1.html)…

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**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-scene-comes-to-life/205546/3 "2003-10-04T15:13:51Z")

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“We own you like Siegfried owns ROY!”

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-scene-comes-to-life/205546/4 "2003-10-04T18:51:54Z")

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> \*Originally posted by watsonwil \*  
> \*\*“We own you like Siegfried owns ROY!” \*\*

I wonder if Siegfried will sue the tiger for property damages.