Stranding at Attention - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 16:29, May 8, 2025

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Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = Stranding at Attention |image = |level = 5 |update = {{TOCU|A Simpsons Christmas Special}} |requirements = |characters = Young Grampa Simpson..."

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Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = Stranding at Attention |image = |level = 5 |update = {{TOCU|A Simpsons Christmas Special}} |requirements = |characters = Young Grampa Simpson..."

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{{Tapped Out Quest
|name = Stranding at Attention
|image =
|level = 5
|update = {{TOCU|A Simpsons Christmas Special}}
|requirements =
|characters = [[Young Grampa Simpson]]
|optional =
|previous =
|next =
|premium = yes
}}

'''Stranding at Attention''' is a premium questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|A Simpsons Christmas Special}} content update. It requires [[Young Grampa Simpson]] to be obtained.

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After unlocking Young Grampa Simpson|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Kids, did I ever tell you about the time I stopped a mutiny aboard a [[World War II]] Navy aircraft carrier?}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Is this the one that ends with you wrestling {{Ch|Godzilla}} in Madison Square Garden?}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|No, and that story wasn’t entirely true. See, I told you that one when I was younger and much more senile than I am now.}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|No, this happened when I was a handsome, young buck, living my best Navy Life.}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|I'd been assigned a top secret mission by my Commander. {{*}}flashback harp{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|I won’t let you down, sir! Tojo will be shaking in his boots when he sees what I’ve done!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Young Grampa Simpson Swab the Deck|60 minutes|the [[Squidport Entrance]] or {{TOG|Home}}s}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Mission accomplished, sir! Awaiting further instructions!}}
{{THT||colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Teary}}
{{TB|That was when I saw a sight so horrible it will be forever etched in my memory.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|{{*}}chanting{{*}} Dead body, dead body, dead body!}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Startled}}
{{TB|A grown man suffering terrible food poisoning in the water closet!}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Grossed Out}}
{{TB|{{*}}ewww{{*}} Grampa!}}
{{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Sir! I will never forget your sacrifice! I’ll see that you get the Purple Heart for this!}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 1|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Serious}}
{{TB|With my C.O. out of commission, that left me in command.}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Serious}}
{{TB|I immediately set to the task at hand: becoming drunk with power. {{*}}flashback harp{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|Here’s the situation, Abe. Some people achieve greatness, some people have greatness thrust upon them by undercooked chicken.}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Swabbing platoon B! I am assuming command! Report for duty!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Young Grampa Simpson Use His Commander Voice|4 hours|the [[Squidport Entrance]] or a [[Brown House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|Atten-hut! Men, your commanding officer is down. As of this moment, I am in charge.}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|Some of you look at this deck and think: “Hey, that looks pretty well swabbed”.}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|You think: “We’ve been swabbing for twelve hours, and Navy regulations require we be allowed to sleep”.}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|But I look at this deck, and I think: “If I work these men even harder, maybe the boss will promote me, so screw these guys”.}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|So whaddya say, men? Are you ready to sacrifice everything for my benefit?}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|Hello? Men? {{*}}whistles{{*}} Yo, anybody out there?}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 3 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 2|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Serious}}
{{TB|I was getting nowhere with these layabouts. It was time to properly motivate them.}}
{{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|Alright boys, I've hidden the key to the Mess Hall. No one gets dinner until this deck shines like the Captain’s rear end after I’m done kissing it!}}
{{THT||colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon}}
{{TB|Well, I’m proud to say the men respected my authority, and they fell right in line.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Young Grampa Simpson Run From Sailors|4 hours|the [[Squidport Entrance]] or a [[Brown House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Boys, we can work this out! Why don’t you all put me down, and we can discuss fine tuning my management style?}}
{{THT||colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Serious}}
{{TB|And that was when I learned that even if you're in the middle of the ocean far from any discernable land mass…}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|If you make the fellas mad enough, they'll find a sand bar to strand you on.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 4 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 3|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon}}
{{TB|Stranded on a desert island by my crew, I knew I was facing the very real possibility of sunburn.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Nagging}}
{{TB|Also thirst and starvation.}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|That's when my eyes fell upon my salvation: sharks. {{*}}flashback harp{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Yoo-hoo! Over here, sharks! First one to offer me a ride gets all the mutineers he can eat!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Young Grampa Simpson Get Jumped by the Shark|12 hours}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|That was when I learned the terrible truth about sharks -- they do not honor verbal contracts.}}
{{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Hey, I asked for a RIDE, you idiot shark. Not a mauling!}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 5 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 4|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Innocent}}
{{TB|So then the men rescued me and the rest of the story is really boring. The end!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
{{TB|Nuh-uh, Grampa. Any story you don’t want to tell us is one I want to hear.}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Fine. What's a little more humiliation at my age anyway, just a drop in the ol’ catheter. {{*}}flashback harp{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|Now men, I realize we’ve had slight disagreements over my leadership style.}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
{{TB|But seeing as how you tried to kill me, and would love another crack at it, maybe I could make you dinner?}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Young Grampa Simpson Peel Potatoes|24 hours}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
{{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|This is the last time I'll ever peel a potato! {{*}}flash-forward harp{{*}}}}
{{THT||colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon}}
{{TB|And it was. From then on, I made my wife peel the potatoes. Until she left me. Then, no potatoes ever again.}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Man, I miss potatoes.}}
{{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Oh, right. And then I wrestled Godzilla in Madison Square Garden. The end.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}}|colspan=2}}
}}

{{Tapped Out Quests/A Simpsons Christmas Special}}

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 |name = Stranding at Attention
-|image =
+|image = [[File:Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Sidebar.png|x100px]]
 |level = 5
 |update = {{TOCU|A Simpsons Christmas Special}}
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 |characters = [[Young Grampa Simpson]]
 |optional =
 |previous =
 |next =

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 {{TB|Is this the one that ends with you wrestling {{Ch|Godzilla}} in Madison Square Garden?}}
 {{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Happy}}
-{{TB|No, and that story wasn’t entirely true. See, I told you that one when I was younger and much more senile than I am now.}}
+{{TB|No, and that story wasn't entirely true. See, I told you that one when I was younger and much more senile than I am now.}}
 {{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Happy}}
 {{TB|No, this happened when I was a handsome, young buck, living my best Navy Life.}}
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 {{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
 {{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
-{{TB|I won’t let you down, sir! Tojo will be shaking in his boots when he sees what I’ve done!}}
+{{TB|I won't let you down, sir! Tojo will be shaking in his boots when he sees what I've done!}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Young Grampa Simpson Swab the Deck|60 minutes|the [[Squidport Entrance]] or {{TOG|Home}}s}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
@@ Line 46: / Line 46: @@
 {{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
 {{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon|Surprised}}
-{{TB|Sir! I will never forget your sacrifice! I’ll see that you get the Purple Heart for this!}}
+{{TB|Sir! I will never forget your sacrifice! I'll see that you get the Purple Heart for this!}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 }}
@@ Line 59: / Line 59: @@
 {{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
 {{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
-{{TB|Here’s the situation, Abe. Some people achieve greatness, some people have greatness thrust upon them by undercooked chicken.}}
+{{TB|Here's the situation, Abe. Some people achieve greatness, some people have greatness thrust upon them by undercooked chicken.}}
 {{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon|Happy}}
 {{TB|Swabbing platoon B! I am assuming command! Report for duty!}}
@@ Line 67: / Line 67: @@
 {{TB|Atten-hut! Men, your commanding officer is down. As of this moment, I am in charge.}}
 {{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
-{{TB|Some of you look at this deck and think: “Hey, that looks pretty well swabbed”.}}
+{{TB|Some of you look at this deck and think: "Hey, that looks pretty well swabbed".}}
 {{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
-{{TB|You think: “We’ve been swabbing for twelve hours, and Navy regulations require we be allowed to sleep”.}}
+{{TB|You think: "We've been swabbing for twelve hours, and Navy regulations require we be allowed to sleep".}}
 {{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
-{{TB|But I look at this deck, and I think: “If I work these men even harder, maybe the boss will promote me, so screw these guys”.}}
+{{TB|But I look at this deck, and I think: "If I work these men even harder, maybe the boss will promote me, so screw these guys".}}
 {{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
 {{TB|So whaddya say, men? Are you ready to sacrifice everything for my benefit?}}
@@ Line 86: / Line 86: @@
 {{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
 {{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
-{{TB|Alright boys, I've hidden the key to the Mess Hall. No one gets dinner until this deck shines like the Captain’s rear end after I’m done kissing it!}}
+{{TB|Alright boys, I've hidden the key to the Mess Hall. No one gets dinner until this deck shines like the Captain's rear end after I'm done kissing it!}}
 {{THT||colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Grampa Icon}}
-{{TB|Well, I’m proud to say the men respected my authority, and they fell right in line.}}
+{{TB|Well, I'm proud to say the men respected my authority, and they fell right in line.}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Young Grampa Simpson Run From Sailors|4 hours|the [[Squidport Entrance]] or a [[Brown House]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
 {{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon|Surprised}}
-{{TB|Boys, we can work this out! Why don’t you all put me down, and we can discuss fine tuning my management style?}}
+{{TB|Boys, we can work this out! Why don't you all put me down, and we can discuss fine tuning my management style?}}
 {{THT||colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Serious}}
-{{TB|And that was when I learned that even if you're in the middle of the ocean far from any discernable land mass…}}
+{{TB|And that was when I learned that even if you're in the middle of the ocean far from any discernable land mass...}}
 {{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Sad}}
 {{TB|If you make the fellas mad enough, they'll find a sand bar to strand you on.}}
@@ Line 129: / Line 129: @@
 {{TB|So then the men rescued me and the rest of the story is really boring. The end!}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
-{{TB|Nuh-uh, Grampa. Any story you don’t want to tell us is one I want to hear.}}
+{{TB|Nuh-uh, Grampa. Any story you don't want to tell us is one I want to hear.}}
 {{Tapped Out Grampa Icon|Sad}}
-{{TB|Fine. What's a little more humiliation at my age anyway, just a drop in the ol’ catheter. {{*}}flashback harp{{*}}}}
+{{TB|Fine. What's a little more humiliation at my age anyway, just a drop in the ol' catheter. {{*}}flashback harp{{*}}}}
 {{Tapped Out Xmas2018 Chat Bubble Decoration}}
 {{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
-{{TB|Now men, I realize we’ve had slight disagreements over my leadership style.}}
+{{TB|Now men, I realize we've had slight disagreements over my leadership style.}}
 {{Tapped Out Young Grampa Simpson Icon}}
 {{TB|But seeing as how you tried to kill me, and would love another crack at it, maybe I could make you dinner?}}

Stranding at Attention - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 16:29, May 8, 2025

SolarBot: replaced: ’ → ' (13), … → ..., “ → " (3), ” → " (3), * → {{*}} (16), {{{{*}}}} → {{*}} (16)

Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = Stranding at Attention |image = |level = 5 |update = {{TOCU|A Simpsons Christmas Special}} |requirements = |characters = Young Grampa Simpson..."

SolarBot: replaced: ’ → ' (13), … → ..., “ → " (3), ” → " (3), * → {{}} (16), {{{{}}}} → {{*}} (16)