D’Oh(me)! Right here’s hoping this ‘prediction’ doesn’t come true (Image: Fox)
Followers of The Simpsons have drawn a somewhat lengthy bow and joked the Fox present made one other prediction on the subject of the tiers we’re at the moment dealing with.
Oh sure, one other day, one other Simpsons prediction so as to add to the already vast collection of scenarios beforehand depicted first on the animation.
On this case, we’re asking you to forged your thoughts again to The Simpsons Film, launched in 2007, which noticed Springfield encased in a large, glass dome after Homer exposes the world to horrendously poisonous ranges of air pollution.
Quite fittingly, the movie was performed on TV final week not lengthy after Prime Minister Boris Johnson positioned extra areas into greater tiers across the nation,.
And the irony was not misplaced on punters tuning in, for, whereas some could say it is a idea too far, others could really feel like they’re dwelling underneath a dome proper now.
In the intervening time round 24 million individuals in England – or 43% of the inhabitants – reside underneath tier 4, which incorporates an order to remain at dwelling apart from important journeys.
The ‘predictions’ carry on coming (Image: Moviestore/REX)
It’s no dome, however that didn’t cease many from suggesting it was Mr Johnson’s subsequent transfer, as ‘tier five’ began trending on social media.
One mused of a possible greater tier announcement: ‘Tier 5 ? what number of how they bought? Tier 10 is a glass dome dropped surrounding an contaminated metropolis. (Sure I stole this from the Simpsons).’
One other felt it wasn’t all that unhealthy: ‘You understand that dome within the simpsons film doesn’t look like such a nasty concept now.’
We’ll suppose constructive ideas it doesn’t come to that…
Not everybody was as open to joking concerning the concept, as one fed-up follower wrote: ‘Please cease including tiers I’m sick of the Simpson’s dome tweet and also you simply stoking the flames.’
It was solely lately followers had been fairly truthfully frightened of the prospect of the present’s ‘prediction’ of what might happen in 2021 ought to individuals have voted for the unsuitable nominee within the current US election.
The thirty first Treehouse Of Horror episode noticed Homer shirk his proper to vote, after which reduce to Inauguration Day as Homer sat on his roof in full physique armour created from kitchen utensils as Springfield was thrown into an apocalypse.
Right here’s hoping each the dome – and the apocalypse – is one thing present creator Matt Groening and co didn’t get proper this time.
