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The Best Sign Gags in ‘Simpsons’ History

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a killer sign joke from The Simpsons gets the job done in about a dozen.

Springfield, (State Unspecified) is a peculiar place compared to the rest of America. The city or town boasts some of the more unusual mottos that change from day-to-day, including, “World’s Fattest Town,” “The World’s Meanest City” and, my personal favorite, “The Little Town That Can’t and Won’t.” Springfield loves a snappy slogan that does a crappy job of actually marketing whatever it’s supposed to signify, as well as signs, logos and markers that are less informative than they are unforgettable.

Mayim Bialik Never Forgot ‘SNL’ Making Fun of Her ‘Undeniably Jewish’ Nose

If you’ve ever believed comedy stars have it made, consider the case of 14-year-old Mayim Bialik, star of the hit NBC sitcom Blossom. Almost right out of the gate, Bialik was confronted with a review that said her face didn’t make sense, she revealed in a new essay written for Variety. The critic said Bialik’s “features did not seem to match one another. I was essentially being described as a Frankenstein of a teenager,” she wrote. “At the time, I’m not going to tell you it didn’t hurt. Of course it did.”

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