Why aren't the Simpsons rich?

In The Simpsons Go To Africa epidsode they come home each with a boatload of diamonds. Why aren't they rich?

Justin <> spewed forth in news:[email] on 14 Feb 2002:

Because, silly, that would make sense. :)

"Greg Bair" wrote in message news:[email]...

Because diamonds are worthless, the real money's in sugar.

-Garry

"Garry" wrote in message news:a4gibk$ca4$[email]...

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First you get the sugar, then you get the power... then you get the women.

On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Y2Bogus wrote:

In America, that is.

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"Y2Bogus" wrote in message news:...

SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!

Space Museum

I thought the real money was in grease.

"This aint no get-rich-quick scheme, This time we're gonna get rich!, and quick!!!...."

"�� Jason_Hoehn ԥ" wrote in message news:%fZa8.33549$[email]...

Get rich with cans of grease.

"[sarcastically] No! Through savings and wise investment. Of course with grease."

Plus Homer's economic logic:

"Four pounds of grease ... that comes to ... sixty-three cents.

Woo-hoo! Dad, all that bacon cost twenty-seven dollars. Yeah, but your mom paid for that! But doesn't she get her money from you? And I get my money from grease! What's the problem?

The answer to that question is the same answer to the question as to why the Simpsons haven't aged in 12 years:

it's a cartoon.

Knowledge is power Power corrupts Study hard Be evil

Justin wrote:

Because, oh, let's say, Moe.

I mean, because, oh, let's say, after they paid all of the taxes on the diamonds, the money was just enough to pay for the removal of the Matlock Expressway (or didn't you notice that it's not there any more?), or maybe uninsured Grampa ran his car into the Kwik-E-Mart or something. (Or for all we know, Homer signed something at the power plant that says all precious stones obtained by the employees automatically become the property of Mr. Burns.)

Well, I guess that wraps everything up in a NEAT LITTLE PACKAGE!

Furious George aka Queso

[email] (FuriousXGeorge) wrote in message news:...

All of the Simpsons are experts at finding next and better ways to lose money. Perhaps all the money they made from the diamonds just went to pay one of the unpaid debts from some other show.

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Or they gave it to charity to aid the poor, homeless, and hungry children of the streets in need of homes, shelter, and hope.

Always remember, everything goes back to normal after every episode in some form or another.

Except at the end of "You Only Move Twice". Homer owned the Denver Broncos. They could make an episode where Homer sells the Broncos to someone who takes the team on to win two consecutive Super Bowls. That could make for some hi-larity.

[email] (Jack Of Spades) wrote in message news:...

Why didn't one of you knuckleheads say: "Wizard"?

Space Museum

[email] (Aaron Hirshberg) spewed forth in news:[email] on 15 Feb 2002:

Boy, I hope someone got fired over that one :).

Homer traded them for magic beans

Justin wrote:

1. Someone stole them 2. Someone offered Homer 20 dollars for them 3. They were actually cubic zirconiums (...conia?) 4. Homer ate them 5. They ended up between the floorboards 6. The Animal Crackers Company demanded the diamonds in return for the trip to Africa 7. They did keep them. They are in the Homertime house, only returning to the regular house to record new episodes