Essay on the Principle of Procrastination - Revision history

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'''Essay on the Principle of Procrastination''' is an event-exclusive questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU2|Time Traveling Toaster|4th of July 2017}} part of the {{TOCU|Time Traveling Toaster}} content update.

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After starting the update|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Sneaky}}
{{TB|Lisa! Betcha you can't tell me, in five paragraphs, your favorite thesis and supporting statements about an American President?}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Nagging}}
{{TB|You're trying to get me to write a school essay for you, aren't you?}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Essay writing is hard for me, Lisa. I'm not like you. You know… boring.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Best be on your way to the library, brother. The Dewey decimal system is a tough nut to crack.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Scared}}
{{TB|I'd rather die!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Bart Plan a “Life Hack” for Writing an Essay|6 seconds|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 1|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|I've got it! Why read about the Presidents, when I can go speak to them myself?}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Curious}}
{{TB|You mean… use Dad's toaster to travel back in time and collect America's greatest leaders?}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Shocked}}
{{TB|That's actually… kind of… brilliant!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
{{TB|Be back soon. Just need to set this thing to the date of America's founding -- One million B.C.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Deadpan}}
{{TB|Try 1789. But wait… something's nagging at me. The Fourth of July… U.S. Presidents… augh, what is it?}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
{{TB|Don't know, don't care. Like I said -- you're boring. Bye!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Bart Travel to the Past to Collect Presidents|6 seconds|[[Homer's Workbench]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 3 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 2|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Curious}}
{{TB|That was quick.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
{{TB|Several months from my point of view. I‘m eleven now, by the way.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|I figured out what was bothering me. Each year at this time, a different ex-President appears in Springfield.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Deadpan}}
{{TB|[[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]], [[George Washington|Washington]], {{Ch|Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt}}, {{Ch|Richard Nixon|Nixon}}. And now we know why. YOU brought them all here. With Dad's toaster.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|It IS pretty hard to get the return year right when your only time machine control is a “doneness” knob.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Dreamy}}
{{TB|If you'll excuse me, I want to freshen up for whichever ex-Prez is coming this year!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Bart Wait for Presidents to Arrive|6 seconds|the [[Simpson House]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Lisa Dress to Impress Presidents|6 seconds|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|Who's coming this year, Bart?}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
{{TB|Mike.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Curious}}
{{TB|President Mike?}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon}}
{{TB|Plans are nothing, planning is everything!}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|Oh… “Ike”. Not “Mike”, dummy. As in “I like Ike”.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Well, so far Cue Ball hasn't written word one of my essay. You can like Ike all you want. I am NOT a fan.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}}|colspan=2}}
}}

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 {{TB|You're trying to get me to write a school essay for you, aren't you?}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Sad}}
-{{TB|Essay writing is hard for me, Lisa. I'm not like you. You know… boring.}}
+{{TB|Essay writing is hard for me, Lisa. I'm not like you. You know... boring.}}
 {{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Annoyed}}
 {{TB|Best be on your way to the library, brother. The Dewey decimal system is a tough nut to crack.}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Scared}}
 {{TB|I'd rather die!}}
-{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Bart Plan a “Life Hack” for Writing an Essay|6 seconds|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
+{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Bart Plan a "Life Hack" for Writing an Essay|6 seconds|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
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 {{TB|I've got it! Why read about the Presidents, when I can go speak to them myself?}}
 {{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Curious}}
-{{TB|You mean… use Dad's toaster to travel back in time and collect America's greatest leaders?}}
+{{TB|You mean... use Dad's toaster to travel back in time and collect America's greatest leaders?}}
 {{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Shocked}}
-{{TB|That's actually… kind of… brilliant!}}
+{{TB|That's actually... kind of... brilliant!}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
 {{TB|Be back soon. Just need to set this thing to the date of America's founding -- One million B.C.}}
 {{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Deadpan}}
-{{TB|Try 1789. But wait… something's nagging at me. The Fourth of July… U.S. Presidents… augh, what is it?}}
+{{TB|Try 1789. But wait... something's nagging at me. The Fourth of July... U.S. Presidents... augh, what is it?}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
 {{TB|Don't know, don't care. Like I said -- you're boring. Bye!}}
@@ Line 57: / Line 57: @@
 {{TB|That was quick.}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
-{{TB|Several months from my point of view. I‘m eleven now, by the way.}}
+{{TB|Several months from my point of view. I'm eleven now, by the way.}}
 {{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
 {{TB|I figured out what was bothering me. Each year at this time, a different ex-President appears in Springfield.}}
@@ Line 63: / Line 63: @@
 {{TB|[[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]], [[George Washington|Washington]], {{Ch|Theodore Roosevelt|Roosevelt}}, {{Ch|Richard Nixon|Nixon}}. And now we know why. YOU brought them all here. With Dad's toaster.}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Confused}}
-{{TB|It IS pretty hard to get the return year right when your only time machine control is a “doneness” knob.}}
+{{TB|It IS pretty hard to get the return year right when your only time machine control is a "doneness" knob.}}
 {{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Dreamy}}
 {{TB|If you'll excuse me, I want to freshen up for whichever ex-Prez is coming this year!}}
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 {{TB|Plans are nothing, planning is everything!}}
 {{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
-{{TB|Oh… “Ike”. Not “Mike”, dummy. As in “I like Ike”.}}
+{{TB|Oh... "Ike". Not "Mike", dummy. As in "I like Ike".}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Annoyed}}
 {{TB|Well, so far Cue Ball hasn't written word one of my essay. You can like Ike all you want. I am NOT a fan.}}