Re: [APML] Light pollution on the Simsons tonight

["Rick Kellogg" <rkellog1@twcny.rr.com>]

Geoff,

Haven't you ever watched the Simsons before?  Its political satire.  No one
escapes ridicule.

Rick

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Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Light pollution on the Simsons tonight


> Rick writes:
> > For those of you one the west coast, check out tonight's Simsons.  It's
all
> > about light pollution...
>
>  Well... not entirely. This one sort of smacks of the extremities of
special
> interests... such as dark skies. As Lisa approaches the Springfield
> Observatory, astronomers are portrayed as obsessive-compulsive types
fighting
> (violently) for time at the scope. Later, after lighting restrictions are
> imposed by poll watching Mayor Quimby, a massive crime wave ensues. Quimby
> promptly removes the lighting ordinances.
>
>  The episode ends on a good note, (James Taylor:-) but the kids must first
> sabotage Burns's power plant (e.g. Greenpeace) so all can witness the
meteor
> shower. Amusing, yes... but I'm not sure if they did more harm than good
with
> this one...   :-/
>
>  Geoff Powers
>
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