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Did This <em>Simpsons</em> Clip Presage 9/11?
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Ben Yakas
Published Nov 10, 2010
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Everybody knows that 9/11 was a vast conspiracy perpetrated by the US government, the Freemasons, President Obama, global warming and bedbugs. But now we can add another name to that illustriously evil list: The Simpsons! Or, maybe it's the writers of The Simpsons? Why did I have the bowl? It's all a bit vague, but at the same time, shockingly real. According to several fringe conspiracy experts, it is undoubtedly within the realm of possibility that The Simpsons predicted 9/11 in the episode "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson." Catch up on all the pupil-dilating details at The Observer sheeple, then watch the video below to complete your education. You could use facts to prove anything that’s even remotely true! And faster than you can say The Simpsons already did it," you'll have discovered that they probably very likely almost definitely did do...something...
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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