The Cellar - July 8, 2008: Whycocomagh Simpsons

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July 8, 2008: Whycocomagh Simpsons

Neatorama points to these flickr images of wooden Simpsons cutouts.

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it turns out she'd made all of these wooden simpsons cutouts herself, from scratch, as a surprise for her son who was graduating from school.

[ETA: i think i had some info wrong the first time; someone commented that "Dal LLB" on the banner the simpson family is holding refers to a Dalhousie University Bachelor of Laws degree.]

she told us that he'd worked really hard and only took breaks to watch the simpsons. apparently these took her about three months to do. how awesome is that?

http://cellar.org/2008/whycocomagh.jpg
photos by flickr's brantastic

Very awesome, what a great Mom.
I do wonder though, after her son is surprised and the graduation party is over, what will he do with them? If he just graduated from law school. Whycocomagh is a town of less than 900 people, on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, so the fledgling lawyer will probably be off to the big city.
I fear these will be stuck away in Mom's garage or basement, rarely to see the light of day. That would be a great shame. :(

Can't ever sell them, or it would be copyright infringement...

She can sic her son the lawyer on them, if the squawk. :D

I guess you are never too old or too educated to enjoy the goodness of the Simpsons.

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 467582)

I fear these will be stuck away in Mom's garage or basement, rarely to see the light of day. That would be a great shame. :(

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How could the son possibly have been surprised? For three months, Mom was in constantly in the living room, with huge stacks of wood, several paint buckets, and a TV showing the Simpsons.
He probably helped her.

What's the average mental age of someone graduating at law school? :eyebrow:

My mother Sylvia Googoo made these. With a little help when she needed it from her daughters; Myself & Emma. My brother Jarvis was in school graduating with his law degree. But he did help put them up on the yard when he had his little visit home after graduation. :)

Sammy, pleased to meet you!

Does your Mum do something along artistic lines in her job?

In the news article she is focussed on simply as a Mother, with no indication of what she does for a living or hobby. She is obviously talented. And specifically with a saw and a paintbrush. It's hard to believe she hasn't produced anything else - we'd love to see it if she has.

Welcome to the Cellar Sammyjo. :D
Can you tell me what's going to become of these fabulous characters?
I've been up your way a couple times, and it's a nice area... little rough in winter, but beautiful.

I don't think Matt is the type that will go all Disney on Mama and sue her for copyright infringement. If anything he may buy a couple for his museum.

At least I hope.