We walked down the aisle to a version of the Simpsons theme.
Our closest friends held a Simpsons-themed bridal shower for us, complete with Duff Beer and a Homer cake.
For his birthday last year, I commissioned a former Simpsons animator to Simpsonize us in a piece of artwork.
And I've long said that I would never camp out for tickets to anything... unless it was a Simpsons movie.
To appease fans like us (and promote the upcoming release of the Simpsons movie on July 27, of course), Matt Groening and company converted a dozen 7-Eleven convenience stores in the U.S. and Canada into Kwik E Marts.
Thankfully for us, one of the chosen locations is in Bladensburg, MD, less than an hour away.
We visited our own little Mecca over the weekend and embraced our inner geeks like never before. We drank blue squishees and ate pink donuts and had a sugar high that lasted for hours.
While I was thrilled to see several other camera-toting fans scoping out our own little piece of Springfield, I did get the feeling that not everyone was quite as excited. I overheard one young man in the parking lot commenting that he's "never seen white people go this crazy over anything." Some of the people waiting in the long line to buy their morning coffee were similarly nonplussed.
So recognizing that not everyone is as obsessed as I am, rather than going into great detail about the Kwik E Mart, I'll just share a few pictures.
MILHOUSE: My doctor says I'm not supposed to go on sprees.
BART: What about jags?
MILHOUSE: Jags are fine.
BART: Wonderful!
BART: I'm not really about gum, but I like the whole chewing thing.
APU: Are you averse to crispy centers, sir?
BART: Not at all.
APU: Then we have much to discuss.
Thank you. Come again!
1 comment:
the bladensburg 7-Eleven is in the top ten highest earning 7-Elevens in the country, which is why it was chosen to be a kwik e mart. that said, its customers also predominantly latino and the products they sell are geared toward latinos. so, i'm sure the regular customers are not very amused by this transformation, which occurred overnight, without warning.
while i do think it was a cool idea, maybe the company should have selected a site where clientele would appreciate it more. i hope that the transformation back into a high-performing 7-Eleven happens just as fast, and soon.
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