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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/simpsons-creator-reveals-real-springfield-220332535.html23 years after the start of the series, Matt Groening has finally revealed the location of the town.
Guys, this is getting creepy. Can we talk about cannibalism instead?
I remember thinking that it was Oregon several years ago. One reason was because there as a flashback sequence in one episode in which a younger Homer and Marge go "across the state border" into Washington. I think it was to get married. I think the second reason had to do with the fact that it was hinted at in one or more episodes that their town was close to the ocean, though I can't remember what those hints were.
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening confirms exclusively to TV Guide Magazine that his recent statements were misinterpreted — he did not reveal that his long-running animated Fox comedy was set in Oregon."I never said Springfield was in Oregon," Groening says. "I said Springfield was the name of my sled."Groening is responding to rampant reports that claimed he had suddenly revealed one of the biggest secrets of The Simpsons' 23-season history. In an interview with Smithsonian magazine, Groening confirmed something that he had actually mentioned several times in the past: That he named the show's setting after Springfield, Oregon.
"I never said Springfield was in Oregon," Groening says. "I said Springfield was the name of my sled."
That said, I've stopped trying to anticipate what people around here want a while ago, I've found it makes things smoother.
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