Everything Old Is Old Again - Revision history

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Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = Everything Old Is Old Again |image = |level = 15 |update = {{TOCU|Holidays of Future Past}} |requirements = |characters = Empty-Nest Marge, ..."

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Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = Everything Old Is Old Again |image = |level = 15 |update = {{TOCU|Holidays of Future Past}} |requirements = |characters = Empty-Nest Marge, ..."

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{{Tapped Out Quest
|name = Everything Old Is Old Again
|image =
|level = 15
|update = {{TOCU|Holidays of Future Past}}
|requirements =
|characters = [[Empty-Nest Marge]], [[Retired Homer]], [[Zia Simpson]]
|optional = [[Jiff]] and [[Skippy]]
|previous =
|next =
|premium = yes
}}

'''Everything Old Is Old Again''' is a premium questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|Holidays of Future Past}} content update. It requires [[Empty-Nest Marge]] to be obtained. Pt. 5 requires [[Zia Simpson]] to be obtained.

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Empty-Nest Marge's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|I’m such a loser… I’ve got a school dance tonight and I don’t have a date.}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon}}
{{TB|You’re not a loser, you’re cool!}}
{{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Crying}}
{{TB|I know I’m cool, that’s the problem! But being cool is terrible! It means you’re {{*}}trying{{*}}!}}
{{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|Being a loser is way better, but not as good as being a nerd.}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon}}
{{TB|Is this like one of those opposite things, like where “bad” means “good”?}}
{{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|No! Bad still means bad! God, you’re so old!}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon}}
{{TB|Does “old” mean "young"??}}
{{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Crying}}
{{TB|NO!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Empty-Nest Marge Contemplate Her Age|8 hours|the [[Future Simpson's House]] or [[Simpson House]]}}<br>If [[Zia Simpson]] is owned: {{Task|Make Zia Try Not to Be Cool}}{{Explain|*|No actual job, so this autocompletes}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Empty-Nest Marge's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|I’m too old to relate to Zia.}}
{{Tapped Out President Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|Yeah, you’re pretty out of touch…}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Lisa, that’s not very nice!}}
{{Tapped Out President Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|It’s not a bad thing. Grammas should be old and out of touch, that’s what makes them so sweet.}}
{{Tapped Out President Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|You don’t want to be that pathetic grandmother who’s trying to use teen-age lingo and staying up with the latest fashion trends, do you?}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Yes! Being pathetic has got to be good according to the rules of language that Zia established!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Empty-Nest Marge Play With Auto-Hairstyler|12 hours}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Hey Zia, check out my new look! Aren’t I “pathetic”?}}
{{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Yes!}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 3 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Empty-Nest Marge's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon}}
{{TB|Hey boys, you still speak in a way where what you say is exactly what you mean, don’t you?}}
{{Tapped Out Jiff and Skippy Icon}}
{{TB|Of course we do, Gramma! We’re post-ironic.}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon}}
{{TB|Phew! Do you want to hang out with Gramma?}}
{{Tapped Out Jiff and Skippy Icon}}
{{TB|No, we’re going to go do reckless, dangerous stuff with Grampa Homer.}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|I think I liked it better when they lied to me…}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Empty-Nest Marge Worry About Her Grandsons|60 minutes|the [[Future Simpson's House]] or [[Simpson House]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Retired Homer Endanger His Grandsons|60 minutes|the [[Future Simpson's House]] or [[Simpson House]]}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Jiff & Skippy Break Bones and Have Fun|8 hours|the [[Future Simpson's House]] or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Jiff]] and [[Skippy]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 4 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Empty-Nest Marge's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon}}
{{TB|Homie, how do you relate so well to our grandkids? They all love you.}}
{{Tapped Out Retired Homer Icon}}
{{TB|The trick is to let them play video games… and give them energy drinks… lots of energy drinks. Sometimes they keep drinking them in their sleep!}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|You’re letting our grandkids play violent video games?}}
{{Tapped Out Retired Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Marge, everyone plays violent games nowadays! Where have you been the last thirty years??}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Mostly zonked out on pills…}}
{{Tapped Out Retired Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Speaking of which. Let’s go get wasted!}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|I don’t want to take pills anymore!}}
{{Tapped Out Retired Homer Icon}}
{{TB|No, “wasted” is the food they serve at that new romantic restaurant that just opened. Don’t you know nothing is what it means anymore?}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Empty-Nest Marge and Retired Homer Go Out for a Romantic Dinner|4 hours|an {{TOG|Eatery}} or [[Brown House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|This was wonderful, Homer. As soon as we finish dessert we can go dancing!}}
{{Tapped Out Retired Homer Icon|Asleep}}
{{TB|{{*}}ZZZZZZZZZZZZ{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|I’ll still never get used to the way Z’s come out of people’s mouths when they sleep now…}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 5 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Zia Simpson's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|Hey Gramma, I need some help with a school assignment. Can you help me?}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|You want my help?! I would be happy to! What’s the assignment?}}
{{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|It’s a history paper. I need to interview someone who was alive before there was Ultranet or television.}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Well, there used to be this thing, “respecting your elders…”}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Empty-Nest Marge Recount Tales of Her Youth|24 hours|the [[Future Simpson's House]] or [[Simpson House]]}}<br>If [[Zia Simpson]] is owned: {{Task|Make Zia Listen to Her Elders}}{{Explain|*|Job name is misspelled, so this autocompletes}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Wow, Gramma! You’ve had a way more interesting life than I thought a person like you was capable of having!}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Thanks?}}
{{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|I’m sorry I blew you off earlier. You’re just so lame and I didn’t want to be around you because you made me sad.}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Really?}}
{{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Yes.}}
{{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|I finally understand my granddaughter!}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}}|colspan=2}}
}}

== Behind the Laughter ==
The quest name is a reference to the phrase "everything old is new again".

{{Tapped Out Quests/Holidays of Future Past}}

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 |name = Everything Old Is Old Again
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+|image = [[File:Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Sidebar.png|x100px]]
 |level = 15
 |update = {{TOCU|Holidays of Future Past}}
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 |characters = [[Empty-Nest Marge]], [[Retired Homer]], [[Zia Simpson]]
 |optional = [[Jiff]] and [[Skippy]]
 |previous =
 |next =

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 {{THT|After tapping on Empty-Nest Marge's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Sad}}
-{{TB|I’m such a loser… I’ve got a school dance tonight and I don’t have a date.}}
+{{TB|I'm such a loser... I've got a school dance tonight and I don't have a date.}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon}}
-{{TB|You’re not a loser, you’re cool!}}
+{{TB|You're not a loser, you're cool!}}
 {{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Crying}}
-{{TB|I know I’m cool, that’s the problem! But being cool is terrible! It means you’re {{*}}trying{{*}}!}}
+{{TB|I know I'm cool, that's the problem! But being cool is terrible! It means you're {{*}}trying{{*}}!}}
 {{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon}}
 {{TB|Being a loser is way better, but not as good as being a nerd.}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon}}
-{{TB|Is this like one of those opposite things, like where “bad” means “good”?}}
+{{TB|Is this like one of those opposite things, like where "bad" means "good"?}}
 {{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Annoyed}}
-{{TB|No! Bad still means bad! God, you’re so old!}}
+{{TB|No! Bad still means bad! God, you're so old!}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon}}
-{{TB|Does “old” mean "young"??}}
+{{TB|Does "old" mean "young"??}}
 {{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Crying}}
 {{TB|NO!}}
@@ Line 42: / Line 42: @@
 {{THT|After tapping on Empty-Nest Marge's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Sad}}
-{{TB|I’m too old to relate to Zia.}}
+{{TB|I'm too old to relate to Zia.}}
 {{Tapped Out President Lisa Icon}}
-{{TB|Yeah, you’re pretty out of touch…}}
+{{TB|Yeah, you're pretty out of touch...}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
-{{TB|Lisa, that’s not very nice!}}
+{{TB|Lisa, that's not very nice!}}
 {{Tapped Out President Lisa Icon}}
-{{TB|It’s not a bad thing. Grammas should be old and out of touch, that’s what makes them so sweet.}}
+{{TB|It's not a bad thing. Grammas should be old and out of touch, that's what makes them so sweet.}}
 {{Tapped Out President Lisa Icon}}
-{{TB|You don’t want to be that pathetic grandmother who’s trying to use teen-age lingo and staying up with the latest fashion trends, do you?}}
+{{TB|You don't want to be that pathetic grandmother who's trying to use teen-age lingo and staying up with the latest fashion trends, do you?}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
 {{TB|Yes! Being pathetic has got to be good according to the rules of language that Zia established!}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Empty-Nest Marge Play With Auto-Hairstyler|12 hours}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
-{{TB|Hey Zia, check out my new look! Aren’t I “pathetic”?}}
+{{TB|Hey Zia, check out my new look! Aren't I "pathetic"?}}
 {{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Annoyed}}
 {{TB|Yes!}}
@@ Line 65: / Line 65: @@
 {{THT|After tapping on Empty-Nest Marge's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon}}
-{{TB|Hey boys, you still speak in a way where what you say is exactly what you mean, don’t you?}}
+{{TB|Hey boys, you still speak in a way where what you say is exactly what you mean, don't you?}}
 {{Tapped Out Jiff and Skippy Icon}}
-{{TB|Of course we do, Gramma! We’re post-ironic.}}
+{{TB|Of course we do, Gramma! We're post-ironic.}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon}}
 {{TB|Phew! Do you want to hang out with Gramma?}}
 {{Tapped Out Jiff and Skippy Icon}}
-{{TB|No, we’re going to go do reckless, dangerous stuff with Grampa Homer.}}
+{{TB|No, we're going to go do reckless, dangerous stuff with Grampa Homer.}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Sad}}
-{{TB|I think I liked it better when they lied to me…}}
+{{TB|I think I liked it better when they lied to me...}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Empty-Nest Marge Worry About Her Grandsons|60 minutes|the [[Future Simpson's House]] or [[Simpson House]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Retired Homer Endanger His Grandsons|60 minutes|the [[Future Simpson's House]] or [[Simpson House]]}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Jiff & Skippy Break Bones and Have Fun|8 hours|the [[Future Simpson's House]] or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Jiff]] and [[Skippy]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
@@ Line 84: / Line 84: @@
 {{TB|Homie, how do you relate so well to our grandkids? They all love you.}}
 {{Tapped Out Retired Homer Icon}}
-{{TB|The trick is to let them play video games… and give them energy drinks… lots of energy drinks. Sometimes they keep drinking them in their sleep!}}
+{{TB|The trick is to let them play video games... and give them energy drinks... lots of energy drinks. Sometimes they keep drinking them in their sleep!}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
-{{TB|You’re letting our grandkids play violent video games?}}
+{{TB|You're letting our grandkids play violent video games?}}
 {{Tapped Out Retired Homer Icon}}
 {{TB|Marge, everyone plays violent games nowadays! Where have you been the last thirty years??}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Sad}}
-{{TB|Mostly zonked out on pills…}}
+{{TB|Mostly zonked out on pills...}}
 {{Tapped Out Retired Homer Icon}}
-{{TB|Speaking of which. Let’s go get wasted!}}
+{{TB|Speaking of which. Let's go get wasted!}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
-{{TB|I don’t want to take pills anymore!}}
+{{TB|I don't want to take pills anymore!}}
 {{Tapped Out Retired Homer Icon}}
-{{TB|No, “wasted” is the food they serve at that new romantic restaurant that just opened. Don’t you know nothing is what it means anymore?}}
+{{TB|No, "wasted" is the food they serve at that new romantic restaurant that just opened. Don't you know nothing is what it means anymore?}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Empty-Nest Marge and Retired Homer Go Out for a Romantic Dinner|4 hours|an {{TOG|Eatery}} or [[Brown House]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
@@ Line 103: / Line 103: @@
 {{TB|{{*}}ZZZZZZZZZZZZ{{*}}}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
-{{TB|I’ll still never get used to the way Z’s come out of people’s mouths when they sleep now…}}
+{{TB|I'll still never get used to the way Z's come out of people's mouths when they sleep now...}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 }}
@@ Line 113: / Line 113: @@
 {{TB|Hey Gramma, I need some help with a school assignment. Can you help me?}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
-{{TB|You want my help?! I would be happy to! What’s the assignment?}}
+{{TB|You want my help?! I would be happy to! What's the assignment?}}
 {{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon}}
-{{TB|It’s a history paper. I need to interview someone who was alive before there was Ultranet or television.}}
+{{TB|It's a history paper. I need to interview someone who was alive before there was Ultranet or television.}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
-{{TB|Well, there used to be this thing, “respecting your elders…”}}
+{{TB|Well, there used to be this thing, "respecting your elders..."}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Empty-Nest Marge Recount Tales of Her Youth|24 hours|the [[Future Simpson's House]] or [[Simpson House]]}}<br>If [[Zia Simpson]] is owned: {{Task|Make Zia Listen to Her Elders}}{{Explain|*|Job name is misspelled, so this autocompletes}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon|Happy}}
-{{TB|Wow, Gramma! You’ve had a way more interesting life than I thought a person like you was capable of having!}}
+{{TB|Wow, Gramma! You've had a way more interesting life than I thought a person like you was capable of having!}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Sad}}
 {{TB|Thanks?}}
 {{Tapped Out Zia Simpson Icon}}
-{{TB|I’m sorry I blew you off earlier. You’re just so lame and I didn’t want to be around you because you made me sad.}}
+{{TB|I'm sorry I blew you off earlier. You're just so lame and I didn't want to be around you because you made me sad.}}
 {{Tapped Out Empty-Nest Marge Icon|Happy}}
 {{TB|Really?}}

Everything Old Is Old Again - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 16:53, April 16, 2025

SolarBot: replaced: ’ → ' (33), … → ... (8), “ → " (6), ” → " (6), * → {{*}} (6), {{{{*}}}} → {{*}} (4)

Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = Everything Old Is Old Again |image = |level = 15 |update = {{TOCU|Holidays of Future Past}} |requirements = |characters = Empty-Nest Marge, ..."

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