Skip to content

People Describe The All-Time Worst Jobs They've Ever Had

Search AI Powered
Human content, AI powered search.

Latest Stories

'The Simpsons' Basically Predicted The Pandemic And Murder Hornets All In One Episode From 1993

'The Simpsons' Basically Predicted The Pandemic And Murder Hornets All In One Episode From 1993
Fox
Erica Diaz
By Erica DiazMay 06, 2020
Erica Diaz
Have you ever read something where you just KNOW the writer talks with their hands, does the sound effects, and would bust out a little dance if it suited the story? That's Erica. She's a colorful storyteller whose sense of humor and fearless honesty make a big impact. Her rants might go for the emotional jugular, hit your funny bone, or shock you and your mama out of your fajas. Usually it's all three. Often chronicling her life in Florida, her stories are full of characters like "Bikini Rifle Lady", "Mariachi Neighbor," and "Barbara The NextDoor Evangelist." There's almost always a message in the madness, and that's what people connect with most. Also her deep and undying love for Tevin Campbell. You can find more of her work at www.EricaFazio.com
See Full Bio

Once again, The Simpsons did it.

In keeping with their penchant for predicting oddly specific bits of future reality, it would appear that a 1993 episode totally nailed 2020's vibe so far: Rampant disease and flying murderbugs.

The episode didn't go so far as nailing the name or that it was a novel virus—or that the murderbugs would be hornets, not killer bees. But it came unnervingly close.

The episode in question,"Marge In Chains", features a disease plaguing the citizens of Springfield. The public panic, make unreasonable demands and just make things worse for themselves.

Dumb cures are tried—like shooting the disease, for instance.

Inept and corrupt leaders do what inept and corrupt leaders do ... like take vacations, deny that anything is happening, and spin things for their own purposes.

Kids (and lame a** sitcom-style spouses) are home testing the sanity of mothers everywhere. Shopping becomes a stressful nightmare.

Also there are murderous stinging insects flying around.

Sound familiar?

Twitter certainly thought so.

One person posted a snippet from the episode that really caught people's attention.

So the reviews are in.

2020 sucks and the fact that The Simpsons keeps hitting so close to reality is seriously cause for concern.

Who do we write to about this? Is there a petition? Does 2020 have a manager the Karens can speak to?

'Cause this is lame.







Look we don't know what deal The Simpsons writers have going on with what deity that allows them to time travel or be psychic or whatever. What we do know if we are really hoping some of the happier episodes start coming true.

We could all use it right now what with the pandemic and the murder hornets. But if the show's plot (and 2020's "mood" so far) are any indication then we should probably base for alien invasion.

Wait, didn't the government just confirm some UFO footage or something?

Giphy

2020 is wild so far, friends.

Wild.

The book The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets is available here.

Latest News

Michelle Obama; Donald Trump
2024 Election

MAGA Fans Get Blunt Reminder After Raging Over Michelle Obama Skipping Trump Inauguration

More from Entertainment/tv-and-movies

Margaret Qualley
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/GettyImages

Margaret Qualley Reveals It Took A Year To Recover From Acne Caused By 'The Substance' Prosthetics

Actor Margaret Qualley opened up about the consequences of repeatedly applying facial prosthetic pieces to prepare for scenes in the body horror thriller The Substance.

The film, written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, follows aerobics star Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) who has aged out of the business and subsequently takes the titular black market serum that generates a younger version of herself named Sue (Qualley) and experiences a career revitalization.

Keep ReadingShow less
David Schwimmer; Rod Stewart
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/YouTube; Jane Barlow/WPA Pool/Getty Images

David Schwimmer Reveals He Once Served Rod Stewart With Divorce Papers As A Teenager

It's easy to forget that celebrities not only have lives just like regular people when they're outside a recording studio, but that there was a time before they became a famous performer.

In the years before "David Schwimmer" became synonymous with "Ross from Friends," he was a freshman at the university he attended and looking for a job like every other broke college student.

Keep ReadingShow less
Photo of Vincent Hughes and Sheryl Lee Ralph
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images

Sheryl Lee Ralph Stuns Fans By Revealing She And Longtime Husband Have Never Lived Together

Each marriage is its own unique entity, a world built by those who enter into it.

However, Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph and Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes have a marriage whose nature has people talking.

Keep ReadingShow less
A dark haired woman looks into her phone in disbelief. She is sitting at a wooden table in a dimly lit room.
Photo by Michael Heise on Unsplash

Events That Divided People's Lives into 'Before' And 'After'

Life can be so cruel sometimes.

Everything you know and depend on can change in a matter of seconds.

Keep ReadingShow less
Disgruntled businessman with his arms crossed
Photo by Adetola Afolabi on Unsplash

People Divulge The Most Insulting 'Benefit' Their Job Offered Them

Finding a job seems to be harder than ever, but even with our struggles to find a job, we still have to have some standards.

While purusing job descriptions, we have to take into consideration how our skills and work history will contribute to the position, but we also have to think about what the company has to offer us, including benefits.

Keep ReadingShow less