Vermont town named Simpsons' hometown, will host movie premiere

[sniffa]

Vermont town named Simpsons' hometown, will host movie premiere

By JOHN CURRAN
Associated Press Writer
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SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (AP) -- Maybe it was the pink doughnut. Maybe it was the clever homemade video, or small-town charm.

Maybe Homer just figured it was time to go green.

Whatever the reason, this much is true: Tiny Springfield, Vt., beat out 13 other like-named cities Tuesday, including one in western Ohio, for the right to host the premiere of "The Simpsons Movie" by winning an online poll it wasn't even invited to participate in.

On July 21, the town's 100-seat movie theater will play host to the movie, which opens July 27.

"Vermont wins," read the purple lettering beside the doughnut-chomping patriarch of America's favorite dysfunctional family on "The Simpsons Movie Springfield Challenge" Web site.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SIMPSONS_SPRINGFIELD_OHOL-?SITE=WBNSTV&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

this is buLLshit!!1! springfieLd, ma. is obviousLy the reaL springfieLd.

[Captain Hilts]

1. I voted for Springfield, NJ. Damn. nt

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. bull-pucky! Springfield OR is obviously the true Springfield

Groening grew up here in OR, under the shadow of Trojan Nuc. plant...

bah!

:(

[Toasterlad]

7. Does Your Town Have a Gorge?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

13. We have the Columbia Gorge.

:evilgrin:

[Green Mountain Dem]

3. HEY.....

Don't have a cow about it...tee hee hee!!

[bicentennial_baby]

4. TOTAL BS!

Vermont??!

x(

[Enrique]

5. that's disappointing

the Simpsons definitely do NOT live in Vermont.

[Canuckistanian]

6. NONSENSE. It was the *Canadian* town of Springfield that inspired it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Ontario

And, may I remind all here, that some of the "The Simpson's" writers are Canadian.

[peekaloo]

8. Boo! Mayor Quimby got rawbbed!

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Isn't Ben and Jerry's in Vermont? Mmmmmmmmm multiple flavors of ice creammmmmmm.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

9. KO just showed the winning video and you must hand it to them. It seems like

most of the town participated in the video, which was kind of cute. :)

[Bluebear]

10. Excellent. Selma can get her same-sex union in peace. nt

[bicentennial_baby]

12. Ah, but in MA, she could get married!

:D

[Retrograde]

11. Ohio. That's my story and I'm sticking to it

not that I've ever actually been to Springfield, OH, but Springfield, SI just has a wholesome, midWest vibe to me. So Ohio doesn't have a seacoast (a great lake coast, though), deserts, mountain ranges, etc. - are you gonna believe everything you see on television???