Have economic woes hit the Simpson household despite their vast weekly paychecks and enormous residuals?
Has Homer sunk so low in life as to resort to pimping out his wife?
Did Bart trick his mom into thinking it was Good Housekeeping?
Has Marge been seduced by a wealthy man four times her age?
Will this diarist, a gay man, purchase his first Playboy magazine?
I was shocked tonight to learn from Raw Story that Marge Simson will be on the cover of the November issue of Playboy.
The magazine promises a story inside on "The Devil in Marge Simpson," an interview and more pictures, including a centerfold pullout.
My first thought was the embarassment that Bart and Lisa will surely endure at school. Then I thought about the humiliation that Homer will face with his drinking buddies at Moes. Finally, I thought of Marge and if this is a decision that she made on her own ... I say ... Go for it girl! You deserve to get paid for baring it all! Who cares about the emotional damage that will wreck havoc on your family.
Why is this happening?
According to The Sun Times via MSN.com: http://tv.msn.com/...
The choice of Marge was part of a larger effort on the magazine's part to reach an audience that's in their 20s, according to the Sun Times.
"[It was] obviously somewhat tongue-in-cheek," CEO Scott Flanders told the paper.
That seems odd to me ... I didn't realized that 20 somethings were so interested in naked middle aged cartoon characters. I learn something new everyday.
I hadn't really thought about it too much, but I guess the print "porn" industries have hit hard times with the internet boom and the recession.
I wonder if Hugh will allow Marge to bring along Homer when she visits the Playboy Mansion? Mr. Hefner does invite all of the centerfold models doesn't he? That has the makings of a hilarious Simpson'e episode!