USA Culture - 'Simpsons' stamps to hit post office

[dirtydog]

'Simpsons' stamps to hit post office

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Homer Simpson and his cartoon family soon will help you get letters, bills and packages to their destinations.
Homer Simpson is one of the "Simpsons" characters that will appear on a stamp.





On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service revealed five first-class stamps featuring characters from the Fox animated series "The Simpsons" -- Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie -- that will hit a post office near you May 7.

"This is the biggest and most adhesive honor 'The Simpsons' has ever received," creator Matt Groening said.

The TV show, the longest running prime-time sitcom, was chosen from about 50,000 stamp subject suggestions submitted last year, the Postal Service said.

"We are emotionally moved by the Postal Service selecting us rather than making the lazy choice of someone who has benefited society," said "Simpsons" producer James L. Brooks.

Bart Simpson, who is known to collect stamps, "will serve as a great opportunity to interest youngsters into stamp collecting," said David Failor, executive director of stamp services for the Postal Service.

Failor added, "eyebrow-raising to say the least, this witty, well-written pop icon continues to irreverently satire its parody of a middle-class family as it lampoons American culture."

The new stamps can be seen and pre-ordered at USPS.com.

'Simpsons' stamps to hit post offices (d'oh!) - CNN.com

If only they had a Queen......

[Begbie]

Simpsons are tame stuff. Family guy would have been a better choice.

[BobR]

The Simpson's glorify stupidity and failure. One more American accomplishment!

[beano]

I'd like to see them go back and use something from their cultural history like F Troop.
I disagree with Bob's judgment of The Simpsons, They are very much old fashioned morality tales where the bad guys always end up getting their lumps.
If it has a fault it is it's tendency to type cast men as sex mad alcoholics where we all know that's... just... not...

[blackgang]

I disagree with Bob's judgment of The Simpsons, They are very much old fashioned morality tales where the bad guys always end up getting their lumps.

But you do understand tho that Bob is a jealous son of a bitch that is so fucking narrow minded that he can look thru a keyhole with both eyes tho, you do know that don't you.

Really nothing to fugure out a guy like that, he thinks it makes him stand a lot taller for his mates, and you also understand that as Americans we do not have men as MATES, very rarely do we fuck another dude, we have women as mates.

[HorseDoctor]

I think The Simpsons is one of the best parodies of American cretin culture lifestyle.
SouthPark is very good too .


Hasn't Bugs Bunny been on a stamp and Disney characters too?

[beano]

I disagree with Bob's judgment of The Simpsons, They are very much old fashioned morality tales where the bad guys always end up getting their lumps.

But you do understand tho that Bob is a jealous son of a bitch that is so fucking narrow minded that he can look thru a keyhole with both eyes tho, you do know that don't you.

Really nothing to fugure out a guy like that, he thinks it makes him stand a lot taller for his mates, and you also understand that as Americans we do not have men as MATES, very rarely do we fuck another dude, we have women as mates.

Mates and mating is two totally different things black one.
I wonder who turned the word partner into such a fucking minefield? I'm a bit worried about the term buddy as well.

[NickA]

Good idea....probably one of the best things to come out of the US, along with The Beach Boys, Twin Peaks and the first two Godfather films.

[Texpat]

We have an innate ability to laugh at ourselves.

Please take note -- all those that incessantly claim to have the ability but rarely do.

[NickA]

We have an innate ability to laugh at ourselves. Please take note -- all those that incessantly claim to have the ability but rarely do.

I think you've got that wrong Tex.

We have an innate ability to laugh at you, too

[dirtydog]

When someone mentions the word "France" your immediate thoughts are on the eiffel tower and other great buildings, history and culture, white flags, when someone mentions "America" your immediate thoughts are loud, brash, ignorant, disney land and mickey mouse.

[Texpat]

When someone mentions England, your immediate thought is a 16-year-old schoolboy wearing a ManU jersey and black socks, experimenting in the shed with a can of grease and a large sausage.

[NickA]

^You really are a very disturbed man, Tex

When someone mentions England, my immediate thought is a 16-year-old schoolgirl wearing a ManU jersey and black socks, experimenting in the shed with a can of grease and a large sausage.

[blackgang]

I don't know about that shit cause I never think of England.
But I do know that that stamp costs 41 cents more now than it did when I was a kid to mail a fucking 1st class letter, and 43 cents more than it did to mail a post card, Thats why we called em Penny Postcards.

[barbaro]

The Simpson's glorify stupidity and failure. One more American accomplishment!

the Simpsins are an extremely interesting bunch.

The writers are very sophisticated.

To understand what is latently being dicussed you need to read Dante, Chaucer, and many other authers.

Obviously, BobR, you have not.

Were you a former ditch digger or factory worker?

[barbaro]

I don't know about that shit cause I never think of England.
But I do know that that stamp costs 41 cents more now than it did when I was a kid to mail a fucking 1st class letter, and 43 cents more than it did to mail a post card, Thats why we called em Penny Postcards.

It's called....inflation.

And also, declining revenue for the US Post Office.

[Texpat]

I mail fewer than 20 items a year now.

I used to mail more than that amount per month.

[Spin]

But I do know that that stamp costs 41 cents more now than it did when I was a kid to mail a fucking 1st class letter, and 43 cents more than it did to mail a post card,

Come on now BG stop bullshitting us about your age. There was no postal sevice when you were a kid. USPS was formed much later, in 1775

[dirtydog]

I don't know why they don't use a picture of our queen on their stamps, we let the Aussies use them.

[Attilla the Hen]

Family Guy can be great, but, The Simpsons is more consistant.
American Hero is excellent. Reminds me of all the right-wing loonies on TD.

[blackgang]

Come on now BG stop bullshitting us about your age.

Well we had the pony express before that too.
But where in hell did you get that AV?

I think the pony express was about 1850, along about then as it came into Sacramento and the mail went on a paddle wheel steamboat that took it on to frisco.

And that Bob is quite a thick bloke ain't he.

[Spin]

I don't know why they don't use a picture of our queen on their stamps

I dont think they are allowed to use images of the royal family, however they did use somebody more important that that lot....

But where in hell did you get that AV?

It would make a cracking stamp wouldn't it? I'd lick that all day long

[donmeurett]

USPS - The Simpsons

[navynine]

The Simpson's glorify stupidity and failure. One more American accomplishment!

Get a fucking LIFE!!

[attaboy]

USPS - The Simpsons

i realize the Simpsons are crudely drawn cartoons but couldn't the stamps look a bit less cheap? When will Obama get his stamp?