Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHONThank you to OzLady, whose amusing post Are You A Simpson?, and to Diesel, whose Simpsons Caption Contest both reminded me of a Simpsons link in my own life.
About eight or nine years ago, before I got into The Simpsons, the conversation at home turned to nicknames. I puffed up my chest. ``My nickname at work is great. They reckon I remind them of a really well-known character on television,'' I said with pride.
My wife and kids were pretty impesssed. Then we sort of got down to the nitty-gritty. They wanted to know what the character's name was.
``Ned,'' I replied.
``Ned?'' There was a querulous note in their chorus.
``Yep, Ned,'' I replied, ``like Ned Kelly the bushranger. This bloke's really famous too.''
``Which TV show is he on?'' They were starting to sound like Inspector Columbo in unison.``The Simpsons,'' I replied. And then they all guffawed. That's when they took me off to watch the show, and I've been hooked on it ever since. But you know what the really funny thing is? Every time I've told this story to other people, the universal response has been, ``Yeah, you actually do have a lot in common with Ned.''
So tell me, gentle readers. Do I take this as a compliment? I'd like to know what you think ....
