"Ever seen a guy say goodbye to a shoe?" Hank Scorpio asks. "Yes, once," Homer responds with a chuckle, seemingly reminiscing on a past event. How did you interpret the context of Homer's response?

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The original post: /r/television by /u/SourceofDubiousPosts on 2025-04-02 02:42:23.

Here’s that moment from The Simpsons: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn9xNMz2NEM

I’ve noticed there’s actually some debate about this.

Some people think the intended joke is that Homer is reminiscing on what literally just happened a moment ago, acting as if Scorpio saying goodbye to the moccasins was a distant memory. In other words, he’s reacting to Scorpio’s question in a very idiosyncratic, Homeric way.

Others believe the joke is about how, at some point in the past, Homer witnessed an entirely different situation where another guy likewise said goodbye to a shoe.

Perhaps the writer of the episode confirmed which joke was intended, but the interpretations do seem to vary from viewer to viewer. What was your initial reaction?

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