The Pen Is Mightier - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 22:26, May 2, 2025

2025-05-02T22:26:01Z

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Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = The Pen Is Mightier |image = |level = 5 |update = {{TOCU|Homer vs the 18th Amendment}} |requirements = {{ap|myPad|Tapped Out quest}} |characters =..."

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Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = The Pen Is Mightier |image = |level = 5 |update = {{TOCU|Homer vs the 18th Amendment}} |requirements = {{ap|myPad|Tapped Out quest}} |characters =..."

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{{Tapped Out Quest
|name = The Pen Is Mightier
|image =
|level = 5
|update = {{TOCU|Homer vs the 18th Amendment}}
|requirements = {{ap|myPad|Tapped Out quest}}
|characters = [[Meathook]], [[Homer]], [[Marge]]
|optional =
|previous =
|next =
|premium = yes
}}

'''The Pen Is Mightier''' is a premium questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|Homer vs the 18th Amendment}} content update. It requires [[Meathook]] to be obtained.

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|You know who I was just thinking about?}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Serious}}
{{TB|I'm hoping the raccoon squatting in the guest bath and how to get rid of it.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|No, Meathook! Remember the man who kidnapped you?}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Serious}}
{{TB|Yes, Homie. I think I'd remember a man who kidnapped me.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Let's track him down and see what Meathook's up to. It will be fun. You did say you wanted more couple activities.}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon}}
{{TB|I was thinking more like square dancing. But tracking down the motorcycle gang who abducted me could be fun too.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Meathook Enjoy Another Simpson-Free Day|8 hours|the [[Circle of Death]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Homer Find Meathook|8 hours|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Meaty, old boy. Remember me?}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Oh god. It's that voice that haunts my dreams. Those abnormally loud sweat drips. That powerful odor. Please don't let that be who I think it is.}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon}}
{{TB|Hey… you. So good to see you…}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|It's so crazy we found you. I was just thinking about all the wild adventures we had as fellow {{ap|Hell's Satans|Bakersfield}} and I wanted to say hello.}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|We were never fellow Hell's Satans but, sure, rewrite history.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|What illegal hijinks are you up to? What are we smuggling? Is it Mexican Jumping Beans?!?!}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon}}
{{TB|No, Homer. We're only doing the darkest, soul-wrenching activity there is.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Meathook Recite Poetry|4 hours|the [[Circle of Death]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Homer Have His Expectations Dashed|4 hours|the [[Circle of Death]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Marge Be Moved by Poetry|4 hours|the [[Circle of Death]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon|Poetry}}
{{TB|And I realized my true enemy-}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon|Poetry}}
{{TB|-was me… And the U.S. Postal Service.}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon}}
{{TB|I've committed a lot of mail fraud.}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Happy Tears}}
{{TB|So moving! Was that a haiku?}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Passed Out}}
{{TB|{{*}}snores*}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 3 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|I can't believe I sat through that entire thing and my children weren't even in it.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|How come they didn't do any bad stuff? Did someone at least pickpocket my wallet while I slept?}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon}}
{{TB|No, actually Meathook found your wallet in the bathroom and returned it with more cash in it than before.}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon}}
{{TB|We no longer express our anger physically, Homer. We get all of our aggression out in lyrical expression now.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Homer Insist on Illegal Activities|60 minutes|the [[Circle of Death]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Meathook Insist on Peaceful Activities|60 minutes|the [[Circle of Death]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 4 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Meathook's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon}}
{{TB|We've changed our image, Homer. We only wish you could do the same. Why after all these years, you still seem exactly the same.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Proud}}
{{TB|I get it. You are under surveillance and can't talk about it. Just wink if you are doing bad stuff.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|I saw a wink! I knew it!}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|That wasn't a wink! You just brought back my stress twitch!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sarcastic}}
{{TB|Oh come on. Little poet can't handle a little stress?}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|It took me years to get rid of this twitch! I'll kill you!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Meathook Duel Homer|3 hours|the [[Circle of Death]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|After starting the job|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Dreamy}}
{{TB|Oh my. Two men battling for my affection.}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|I'm battling out of anger.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|And I'm battling for reasons I forget… like all of my battles.}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Serious}}
{{TB|You couldn't let me spin this one, could you guys? I ask for so little.}}
{{THT|After finishing the task|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon|Exhausted}}
{{TB|Can't go on… poetry has made me weak.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sleepy}}
{{TB|I…win…}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Passed Out}}
{{TB|{{*}}snores*}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 5 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Meathook's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|I can't believe that happened. If I were the old me, I would hit the road with my gang and light a police cruiser on fire.}}
{{Tapped Out Meathook Icon}}
{{TB|But instead, I'm going to put these emotions to paper and touch people instead of torch people.}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Come on, Homie. Let's go home and write our own poetry.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Awww, man.}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Wink}}
{{TB|{{*}}whispers*}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|WooHoo}}
{{TB|Woo Hoo!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Meathook Write Down His Emotions|4 hours|the [[Circle of Death]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Homer Take Marge Home|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}}|colspan=2}}
}}

== Behind the Laughter ==
The quest name is a reference to the expression "{{W|the pen is mightier than the sword}}".

{{Tapped Out Quests/Homer vs the 18th Amendment}}
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 {{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Wink}}
 {{TB|{{*}}whispers{{*}}}}
-{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|WooHoo}}
+{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Woo Hoo}}
 {{TB|Woo Hoo!}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Meathook Write Down His Emotions|4 hours|the [[Circle of Death]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Homer Take Marge Home|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}

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 |name = The Pen Is Mightier
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+|image = [[File:Tapped Out Meathook Sidebar.png|x100px]]
 |level = 5
 |update = {{TOCU|Homer vs the 18th Amendment}}
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 |characters = [[Meathook]], [[Homer]], [[Marge]]
 |optional =
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 {{TB|Oh god. It's that voice that haunts my dreams. Those abnormally loud sweat drips. That powerful odor. Please don't let that be who I think it is.}}
 {{Tapped Out Meathook Icon}}
-{{TB|Hey… you. So good to see you…}}
+{{TB|Hey... you. So good to see you...}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 }}
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 {{TB|And I realized my true enemy-}}
 {{Tapped Out Meathook Icon|Poetry}}
-{{TB|-was me… And the U.S. Postal Service.}}
+{{TB|-was me... And the U.S. Postal Service.}}
 {{Tapped Out Meathook Icon}}
 {{TB|I've committed a lot of mail fraud.}}
@@ Line 61: / Line 61: @@
 {{TB|So moving! Was that a haiku?}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Passed Out}}
-{{TB|{{*}}snores*}}
+{{TB|{{*}}snores{{*}}}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 }}
@@ Line 102: / Line 102: @@
 {{TB|I'm battling out of anger.}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Confused}}
-{{TB|And I'm battling for reasons I forget… like all of my battles.}}
+{{TB|And I'm battling for reasons I forget... like all of my battles.}}
 {{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Serious}}
 {{TB|You couldn't let me spin this one, could you guys? I ask for so little.}}
 {{THT|After finishing the task|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Meathook Icon|Exhausted}}
-{{TB|Can't go on… poetry has made me weak.}}
+{{TB|Can't go on... poetry has made me weak.}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sleepy}}
-{{TB|I…win…}}
+{{TB|I...win...}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Passed Out}}
-{{TB|{{*}}snores*}}
+{{TB|{{*}}snores{{*}}}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 }}
@@ Line 127: / Line 127: @@
 {{TB|Awww, man.}}
 {{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Wink}}
-{{TB|{{*}}whispers*}}
+{{TB|{{*}}whispers{{*}}}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon|WooHoo}}
 {{TB|Woo Hoo!}}

The Pen Is Mightier - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 22:26, May 2, 2025

SolarBot: /* Pt. 5 */ replaced: WooHoo → Woo Hoo

SolarBot: replaced: … → ... (7), * → {{*}} (6), {{{{*}}}} → {{*}} (3)

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