# The Portrait of Homer Simpson

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-portrait-of-homer-simpson/343321>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 7, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-portrait-of-homer-simpson/343321 "2006-02-07T00:16:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-portrait-of-homer-simpson/343321/41 "2006-02-08T23:41:53Z")

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> [@Lute Skywatcher](#):
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> One eye and one eyepatch.

But, in that picture, her eye is normal size and located in a standardly placed socket. Leela properly has one eye, somewhat larger than normal, and located in a central socket.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-portrait-of-homer-simpson/343321/42 "2006-02-09T00:04:54Z")

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> [@DocCathode](#):
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> But, in that picture, her eye is normal size and located in a standardly placed socket. Leela properly has one eye, somewhat larger than normal, and located in a central socket.

They probably didn’t want to [freak anyone out](http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/cyclopes.asp). 🙂

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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:** [February 9, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-portrait-of-homer-simpson/343321/43 "2006-02-09T00:14:57Z")

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> [@Lute Skywatcher](#):
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> They probably didn’t want to [freak anyone out](http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/cyclopes.asp). 🙂

I’d put a disturbing image warning on that, as Snopes did.

And the correct smiley, under the circumstances, is 😉  
Anyway, that version of Leela looks like a clumsy carpenter or a kid with a BB gun.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-portrait-of-homer-simpson/343321/44 "2006-02-09T16:27:31Z")

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> [@Bryan Ekers](#):
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> I’d put a disturbing image warning on that, as Snopes did.

I did, it’s in the link. Don’t click it unless you want to be freaked out. 😉

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