# Simpsons Throwaways and Tossoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082 "2003-06-02T06:30:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/201 "2003-06-12T20:21:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mullinator \* > Another, which as of yet, doesn’t seem to be in this thread: > > During the episode where Lisa seeks to disprove the legacy of Jebediah Springfield: She stands on stage in front of the gathered throng, ready to expose the truth. Mayor Quimby has a sniper in place to take her out should she start talking. Seeing the hope and joy in everyone’s eyes, Lisa spares them the unseemly truth. A few seconds later, the sniper still shoots. He misses, but he still took a shot at her. I believe this is a call back to “ **The Manchurian Candidate**.” ---
**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/202 "2003-06-12T23:59:51Z")
Hope this isn’t a repeat: Bart is looking through a telescope seeing all kinds of colorful, amazing planets, shooting starts, UFOs, etc. and says, “Wow! The universe is soooo boring!” ---
**Author:** ![Methos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Methos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Methos)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/203 "2003-06-16T02:30:05Z")
K this line by Moe cracks me up everytime I hear it…or say it 😃 “Call this an unfair generalization but old people are NO GOOD at EVERYTHING” hahahahah 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/204 "2003-06-16T02:56:16Z")
From the “Crayon in the brain” episode. Homer is calling to check the price of the stock he just bought. computer: “Please state the name of the company” Homer: “Animatronics” computer: “Animatronics. Up 3/4” Homer: “Yahoo!” computer: “Yahoo. Up 1 and 1/2” Homer: “Huh? What’s this crap?” computer: “FOX Broadcasting. Down 8” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/205 "2003-06-16T06:18:50Z")
And the grin on Homer’s face during the last line is great. He seems as amused by the FOX joke as we are. Homer: Old people don’t need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use. Marge: Homer, would you please stop reading that Ross Perot pamphlet? ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/206 "2003-06-17T00:17:31Z")
I can’t remember the exact wording, but when Homer was buying stock online: Homer: Newscorp, buy. Lisa: Daaad, that’s Fox. Homer: Aah! Delete! Delete! Delete! ---
**Author:** ![Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fairy_Princess_Kitty)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/207 "2003-06-17T02:10:33Z")
I’ve never seen this but because you all seemed so well versed in simpsons trivia I thought I’d ask… I have been told that in some episode they have an auction and either in the background or being auctioned off their is a prisoner’s cap/shirt with the numbers 24601 on it… Anyone ever heard of it? Kitty ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/208 "2003-06-17T02:25:34Z")
Hmmm… could be the one where Homer buys Snakes’s car. As I recall they’ve had more than one “24601” joke. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/209 "2003-06-17T02:33:18Z")
Okay, what’s the significance of “24601”? ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/210 "2003-06-17T02:37:34Z")
Is that you, **Fairy Princess Kitty**? If so, please allow me to let you know how glad I am to see you back at the boards. Chris ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/211 "2003-06-17T02:51:34Z")
I see one of Selma’s letters to Sideshow Bob in the episode in which they married was headlined “Dear Number 24601…” and Principal Skinner was prisoner 24601 in the BeSharps episode. (A 1994 _Time_ article also states Marge wore it, but I found no reference at [snpp.com](http://snpp.com).) The signifigance is that it is also Jean Valjean’s number. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/212 "2003-06-17T02:52:48Z")
24601 is Jean Valjean’s prison number in _Les Miserables_. I’ve never seen the show and I have no interest. Blame my brother for his habit of constantly blasting the soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/213 "2003-06-17T03:14:34Z")
Ohhhhhhh. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![amy\_shamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@amy\_shamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amy_shamon)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/214 "2003-06-17T03:34:08Z")
In response to Yumblie: I’m not too sure if there is any significance. But…in another episode, when something big is happeneing (could be when they find the angel?) Side show Mel says “I want to hear from Lionel Hutz!” Also, can anyone remember what episode Homer says “can you speak up? I’m wearing a towel!” and also if possible, why he says it?! ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/215 "2003-06-17T03:38:42Z")
Agent: Now, when I say, “Hello, Mr. Thompson,” and press down on your foot, you smile and nod. Homer: No problem. Agent: Hello, Mr. Thompson! [stomps on Homer’s foot a few times] Homer: I think he’s talking to you. Homer: Wait a minute…there’s something bothering me about this place. I know! This lesbian bar doesn’t have a fire exit. Enjoy your death trap, ladies. Same episode… “If word gets out about this, Krazy Klown Airlines will be a laughingstock.” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/216 "2003-06-17T03:44:51Z")
The episode where Marge is declared legally insane - not only is she dubbed insane for believing in god, but escapes with the marching band parade bit. She fits in because they’re all in orange jumpsuits with giant blue hats (_a la_ the Beefeaters at the Tower of London). And then the band marches right back into the asylum. It’s the inmate band. ---
**Author:** ![pilot141](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@pilot141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilot141)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/217 "2003-06-17T14:52:30Z")
Re: Homer wearing a towel. Principal Skinner was calling because Bart was in trouble. He calls their house, and Marge misses the call - she comes running out of the bathroom yelling “Just a minute!!!” wearing only a towel. Skinner then calls Homer’s office, and Homer comes running from offscreen yelling “Just a minute!!!” and answers the phone - wearing only a towel. He then says “You’ll have to speak up, I’m wearing a towel.” ---
**Author:** ![Gumbercules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gumbercules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gumbercules)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/218 "2003-06-17T15:10:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BabaBooey \* > \*\* > > Homer: Wait a minute…there’s something bothering me about this place. I know! This lesbian bar doesn’t have a fire exit. Enjoy your death trap, ladies. > > \*\* And then one lesbian asks the other lesbian (about Homer) “What’s her problem?” ---
**Author:** ![MMI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@MMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MMI)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/219 "2003-06-17T19:49:13Z")
Homer: I’d be lying if I said my men weren’t committing crimes, Kent Kent: Touche TV: Stock in Animatronics(?) plummeted 75 today Homer: I hope plummet means up and 75 means 125 ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-throwaways-and-tossoffs/179082/220 "2003-06-17T20:09:36Z")
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