Sunday 31 May 2020

Of space shuttles and ants

Yesterday, a rocket was launched into space, which we watched with Wolfie, who was absolutely fascinated. I will blog about his newfound love of rockets and space exploration later, but right now let me merely mention that everytime I hear of a space shuttle, or anything to do with astronauts, I remember that episode from The Simpsons (back when they were good of course) when Homer went into space, in Deep Space Homer. More specifically, this scene with Kent Brockman, where he mistakenly thinks hiant ants from outer space have taken over the ship and are about to invade earth. I always laugh when I see it, in more than 25 years it never gets old:

1 comment:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

That is indeed a classic Simpsons clip!