The wit and wisdom of Grampa Simpson

Since we had the Kang and Kodos thread, I figured a good follow-up would be the gems found in that kettle of Alzheimer’s stew known as Grampa Simpson.

Upon being asked why he thought he was recieving money for nothing, Grampa Simpson replies, “I just figured the democrats were back in office.”

Grampa writes an angry letter: Dear Mr. President. There are too many states nowadays.
Please eliminate three. I am not a crackpot!

And the classic Grampa rant, the time he got hired by Mr. Burns to be a jackboot, and Burns asked him how he was going to control the crowd of protesters:

“We can’t bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell them stories that don’t go anywhere. Like that time I took the ferry over to Shelbyville; I needed a new heel for my shoe. So, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickle, and in those days, nickles had pictures of bumblebees on them. “Give me five bees for a quarter,” you’d say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn’t have any white onions, because of the war; the only thing you can get was those big yellow ones.”

“My son is not a traitor. He may be a liar, and a thief, and a traitor, but he`s not a porn star.”

“You can’t get a good sarsaparilla like this back in Springfield—angries up the blood.”

“You like it eh?”

“Up yours!”

“Now back in 19 dickety two–we had to say ‘dickety’ because the Kaiser had stolen our word ‘twenty’…”

From the Vegas wives episode
“You wouldn’t take I can’t for an answer”

Oh, I remember this story! The year is nineteen-aught-six, the president is the divine Miss Sandra Bernhart, and all over the country, people are doing a dance called the Funky Grampa! “Oh, I’m the…” zzzzzzz…

I chased him to get it back, but I gave up after dickety-six miles.

“Well, whenever I’m confused, I just check my underwear. It holds the answer to all important questions.”

“Let’s see…I’m an Elk, a Mason, a Communist…for some reason I’m the head of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance…”

Back then nickleshad pictures of bumble bees on them, Give me five bees for a quarter we used to say…

I used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t ‘it’ anymore and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary.

MARGE: Grandpa, this flag only has 49 stars on it!
ABE: I’ll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I acknowledge Missouri!

On one of my frequent trips to the floor…

I’m full of piss and vinegar! I used to be just full of vinegar.

“I was the King of griftin’. They called me Grifty McGrift.”

Lisa: Didn’t you wonder why you were getting checks for doing nothing?
Grampa: I figured because the Democrats were in power again.

Drifter: Got any spare change man?
Grampa: Yes! And you ain’t gettin’ it. Everybody wants something for nothing.
[wants into Social Security Building]
I’m old, gimme gimme gimme!

Grandpa: AHHHHHHH! DEATH!

Lisa: That’s just Maggie, Grandpa

Lisa: If we fall asleep, we could die!
Grampa: Welcome to my world. zzzz.

Grampa: That doll is evil! Eeeeeeeeeeeviiiiiiiiiiiil!
Lisa (I think?): You said that about all the presents.
Grampa: I just want attention.

When Homer went back in time, what exactly did he remember his father telling him on his wedding day?

It’s about him not touching anything if he ever finds his way in the past because it would altar the future, but what where his exact words?