“Expand my brain, learning juice!” -Homer Simpson

Freakoutville Xpress’ tip of the hat to Matt Groening’s art: Homer & Duff Beer

(And people, check out “Dead Homer Society” on WordPress for everything you really need to know about The  Simpsons: good, bad and the fugly. Go right over there and look around! Whaddaya waiting for? Do it!)

“…Rome is the mob. Conjure magic for them and they’ll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they’ll roar. The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the senate, it’s the sand of the coliseum. He’ll bring them death – and they will love him for it.” -Gracchus (Gladiator)

The Colosseum: Rome, Italy

“It’s too close for comfort this heat has got right out of hand / It’s a cruel … cruel … cruel summer” – Bananarama (Cruel Summer)

Snow has never looked so good!

Winter Sunset in Ottsville. Bucks County, PA

“What if we went to Italy / Maybe next year, just you and me for the summer…” -Mary Chapin Carpenter

Milan, Italy

“You know, Rick, I have many a friend in Casablanca, but somehow, just because you despise me, you are the only one I trust.” -Ugarte (Peter Lorre): Casablanca

 

Casablanca, Morocco

“I don’t like being outdoors, Smithers. For one thing, there’s too many fat children.” -Mr. Burns (The Simpsons)