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‎Behind the Laughter

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{{Tapped Out Quest
|name = The Unbearable Darkness of Being
|image = [[File:Tapped Out Hot Diggity D'oh Sidebar.png|x100px]]
|level = 15
|update = {{TOCU|Hot Diggity D'oh!}}
|requirements =
|characters = [[Homer]], [[Lisa]]
|optional =
|internal = TheUnbearableDarknessOfBeing
|id = 254000 - 254001
|previous = [[Marge]], [[Bart]]
|next = {{TOQP|Release the Grease|1}}
|event = yes
}}

'''The Unbearable Darkness of Being''' is an event-exclusive questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|Hot Diggity D'oh!}} content update.

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|width=80%|
{{THT|After starting the update|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out TV Icon|British Announcer}}
{{TB|We now return to "The Great British Boiling Show".}}
{{Tapped Out TV Icon|British Host}}
{{TB|Exquisite boiling! It's clear that these potatoes were vigorously washed before entering the pot.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|He's right. Edwin really went to town washing those potatoes.}}
{{Tapped Out TV Icon|British Host}}
{{TB|As for Elsie, her potatoes are tremendously undercooked.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Get your head in the game, Elsie! It's all about time management.}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Homer, what are you still doing here? It's the middle of a workday.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|The plant finally instituted a four-day work week — so it's my day off.}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Serious}}
{{TB|Then why do we keep getting angry voicemails from Mr. Burns asking where you are?}}
{{Tapped Out Mobile Phone Icon|Mr. Burns|Angry}}
{{TB|Get your hindquarters in here — posthaste! {{*}}beep{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Mobile Phone Icon|Mr. Burns|Angry}}
{{TB|Is your absence due to that four-day work week foolishness?! My memorandum clearly stated that I was adding four MORE days of work to each bi-week! {{*}}beep{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Mobile Phone Icon|Mr. Burns|Angry}}
{{TB|You nincompoop, we are facing a crisis-level meltdown due to your desertion! {{*}}beep{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Thoughtful}}
{{TB|I didn't realize Mr. Burns was a "make phone calls to employees" type of boss…}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Oh yeah, he's always leaving me voicemails like that. It's our thing.}}
{{Tapped Out TV Icon|British Host}}
{{TB|And the winner of the Boiled Potato Challenge is— {{*}}power outage{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|What?! Who won the Potato Challenge? Elsie? Edwin?! What's happening?!}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|The power went out because you're not at the nuclear plant! Get over there and fix it! I can't see a thing in here!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Okay, I'll go. But only after I find out who won the Potato Challenge.}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|But we have no power.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sarcastic}}
{{TB|Marge, Marge, Marge. I'm already hooking the TV up to the generator.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Homer Watch "The Great British Boiling Show"|6 seconds|the [[Simpson House]]}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Marge Search for a Flashlight|6 seconds|the [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Marge]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|I can't believe the power is still out. It's been a full day of this!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sarcastic}}
{{TB|Could be weeks, Marge. Trust me, a bunch of morons run things at that plant.}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Well, they're all out of flashlights at the store and the only candles we have left are these mosquito repellent ones…}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Yeah, I think the dog's allergic to the scent or something.}}
{{Tapped Out Santa's Little Helper Icon}}
{{TB|{{*}}drunken barks{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|{{*}}annoyed grumble{{*}}}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 1|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Aw man, the generator stopped working! Now I'll never find out who won the Root Vegetable Boil-Off!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|And I was in the middle of my video game walkthrough!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Frustrated}}
{{TB|How am I supposed to kill "Ragnor: The Zombie Conqueror" without seeing someone walk me through the exact way you can kill him?!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|I curse whoever caused this godforsaken power outage!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Bored}}
{{TB|You caused it!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Guilty}}
{{TB|Oh yeah, right.}}
{{Tapped Out Sgt. Sausage Icon}}
{{TB|Homer, you know what will make this all better?}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Sgt. Sausage! Thank God you're alive! Did you finally win the war against the Buns?!}}
{{Tapped Out Sgt. Sausage Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Yes, "The Bundred Years War" has ended with our victory.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|List the battles you fought!}}
{{Tapped Out Sgt. Sausage Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|{{*}}sigh{{*}} Do I have to?}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|{{*}}shaking fist{{*}} List them.}}
{{Tapped Out Sgt. Sausage Icon}}
{{TB|"The Battle of Vienna Sausage", "The Bay of Pigs in a Blanket", "The French's Revolution"…}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Keep 'em comin'.}}
{{Tapped Out Sgt. Sausage Icon}}
{{TB|"The War of the Relish Succession", "The Coleslaw Uprising", "The Ket-chup Offensive"…}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Drool}}
{{TB|Mmm, hot dog puns.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|So what are you doing back in my imagination?!}}
{{Tapped Out Sgt. Sausage Icon}}
{{TB|I'm here to remind you that no matter how dark things may seem, hot dogs always make everything brighter.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Woo Hoo}}
{{TB|So the solution to this blackout is me eating hot dogs?! Woohoo!}}
{{Tapped Out Sgt. Sausage Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|I just got word the Buns have attacked Pearl Onion Harbor!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|But pearl onions don't go on hot dogs!}}
{{Tapped Out Sgt. Sausage Icon}}
{{TB|Exactly! Good luck on your hot dog journey, Homer. {{*}}disappears{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Godspeed, Sgt. Sausage. Thank you for all your hot dog service.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Marge! Do we have hot dogs?! I need to eat as many as possible because of the blackout!}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Homie, are you talking to that imaginary hot dog soldier guy again?}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Serious}}
{{TB|Leave Sgt. Sausage out of this.}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Eye Roll}}
{{TB|Well, I hope cold hot dogs will do. Without power, I have no way to heat them up.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|C'mon, boy. Let's head down to the Squidport where they know all about the correct temperature for hot dogs.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Homer Head to the Squidport|6 seconds|the [[Squidport Entrance]], [[Bloaters at the Squidport]], or [[Simpson House]]}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Bart Head to the Squidport|6 seconds|the [[Squidport Entrance]], [[Bloaters at the Squidport]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Bart]]}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Marge Light More Candles|6 seconds|the [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Marge]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Lisa Enjoy Quiet Reading by Candlelight|6 seconds|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Okay, we'll take fourteen chili dogs… No, fifteen.}}
{{Tapped Out Deuce Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Fifteen chili dogs? The only person who orders that many is my friend, H-Dog!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Deuce! I didn't realize you opened a place at the Squidport!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Dad? You know this hot dog stand guy?}}
{{Tapped Out Deuce Icon}}
{{TB|Of course he knows me. He was my best customer at Deuce's Caboose Chili Dogs.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|That's right. Hey whatever happened to Deuce's Caboose?}}
{{Tapped Out Deuce Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|You stole the caboose and drove it off a bridge!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Thoughtful}}
{{TB|Oh yeah. I sort of do recall doing that…}}
{{Tapped Out Deuce Icon}}
{{TB|But it's all in the past, H-Dog…}}
{{Tapped Out Deuce Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Things are going great for me now! I've been selling all my hot dog grease to the Grease Recycling Plant and I'm making a killing!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Rolling Eyes}}
{{TB|Oh yeah, we tried that once. Not exactly what I'd call a lucrative endeavor…}}
{{Tapped Out Deuce Icon}}
{{TB|That was before the blackout drove the price of grease through the roof. Since every store sold out of candles, people are making their own at home — out of GREASE!}}
{{Tapped Out Deuce Icon}}
{{TB|{{*}}whispering{{*}} But don't tell anyone.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Proud}}
{{TB|{{*}}whispering{{*}} Your sound business plan is safe with me.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Proud}}
{{TB|{{*}}whispering{{*}} Bart. We gotta get in on this racket. Don't tell the hot dog guy.}}
{{Tapped Out Deuce Icon}}
{{TB|{{*}}whispering{{*}} I can still hear you.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Proud}}
{{TB|{{*}}whispering{{*}} So…is it okay if we also sell grease?}}
{{Tapped Out Deuce Icon}}
{{TB|{{*}}whispering{{*}} As long as I get 10%.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|You've got a deal!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Simpson & Son Grease Co. is back in the grease game!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|We're back in the fat graft!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|In the gristle grind!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Thinking}}
{{TB|In the tallow shall-owe…? Yeah, that one doesn't work…}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|It's the attempt that counts.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
{{TB|Thanks, Dad.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

== Behind the Laughter ==
The quest name is a reference to the novel ''{{W|The Unbearable Lightness of Being}}'' by {{W|Milan Kundera}}.

{{Tapped Out Quests/Hot Diggity D'oh!}}
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@@ Line 37: / Line 37: @@
 {{TB|Then why do we keep getting angry voicemails from Mr. Burns asking where you are?}}
 {{Tapped Out Mobile Phone Icon|Mr. Burns|Angry}}
-{{TB|Get your hindquarters in here — posthaste!  {{*}}beep{{*}}}}
+{{TB|Get your hindquarters in here — posthaste! {{*}}beep{{*}}}}
 {{Tapped Out Mobile Phone Icon|Mr. Burns|Angry}}
 {{TB|Is your absence due to that four-day work week foolishness?! My memorandum clearly stated that I was adding four MORE days of work to each bi-week! {{*}}beep{{*}}}}
@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 {{TB|You nincompoop, we are facing a crisis-level meltdown due to your desertion! {{*}}beep{{*}}}}
 {{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Thoughtful}}
-{{TB|I didn't realize Mr. Burns was a "make phone calls to employees" type of boss…}}
+{{TB|I didn't realize Mr. Burns was a "make phone calls to employees" type of boss...}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 {{TB|Oh yeah, he's always leaving me voicemails like that. It's our thing.}}
@@ Line 64: / Line 64: @@
 {{TB|Could be weeks, Marge. Trust me, a bunch of morons run things at that plant.}}
 {{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
-{{TB|Well, they're all out of flashlights at the store and the only candles we have left are these mosquito repellent ones…}}
+{{TB|Well, they're all out of flashlights at the store and the only candles we have left are these mosquito repellent ones...}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 {{TB|Yeah, I think the dog's allergic to the scent or something.}}
@@ Line 102: / Line 102: @@
 {{TB|{{*}}shaking fist{{*}} List them.}}
 {{Tapped Out Sgt. Sausage Icon}}
-{{TB|"The Battle of Vienna Sausage", "The Bay of Pigs in a Blanket", "The French's Revolution"…}}
+{{TB|"The Battle of Vienna Sausage", "The Bay of Pigs in a Blanket", "The French's Revolution"...}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 {{TB|Keep 'em comin'.}}
 {{Tapped Out Sgt. Sausage Icon}}
-{{TB|"The War of the Relish Succession", "The Coleslaw Uprising", "The Ket-chup Offensive"…}}
+{{TB|"The War of the Relish Succession", "The Coleslaw Uprising", "The Ket-chup Offensive"...}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Drool}}
 {{TB|Mmm, hot dog puns.}}
@@ Line 135: / Line 135: @@
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Homer Head to the Squidport|6 seconds|the [[Squidport Entrance]], [[Bloaters at the Squidport]], or [[Simpson House]]}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Bart Head to the Squidport|6 seconds|the [[Squidport Entrance]], [[Bloaters at the Squidport]], or [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Bart]]}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Marge Light More Candles|6 seconds|the [[Simpson House]]|char=[[Marge]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Lisa Enjoy Quiet Reading by Candlelight|6 seconds|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
-{{TB|Okay, we'll take fourteen chili dogs… No, fifteen.}}
+{{TB|Okay, we'll take fourteen chili dogs... No, fifteen.}}
 {{Tapped Out Deuce Icon|Confused}}
 {{TB|Fifteen chili dogs? The only person who orders that many is my friend, H-Dog!}}
@@ Line 149: / Line 149: @@
 {{TB|You stole the caboose and drove it off a bridge!}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Thoughtful}}
-{{TB|Oh yeah. I sort of do recall doing that…}}
+{{TB|Oh yeah. I sort of do recall doing that...}}
 {{Tapped Out Deuce Icon}}
-{{TB|But it's all in the past, H-Dog…}}
+{{TB|But it's all in the past, H-Dog...}}
 {{Tapped Out Deuce Icon|Happy}}
 {{TB|Things are going great for me now! I've been selling all my hot dog grease to the Grease Recycling Plant and I'm making a killing!}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Rolling Eyes}}
-{{TB|Oh yeah, we tried that once. Not exactly what I'd call a lucrative endeavor…}}
+{{TB|Oh yeah, we tried that once. Not exactly what I'd call a lucrative endeavor...}}
 {{Tapped Out Deuce Icon}}
 {{TB|That was before the blackout drove the price of grease through the roof. Since every store sold out of candles, people are making their own at home — out of GREASE!}}
@@ Line 167: / Line 167: @@
 {{TB|{{*}}whispering{{*}} I can still hear you.}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Proud}}
-{{TB|{{*}}whispering{{*}} So…is it okay if we also sell grease?}}
+{{TB|{{*}}whispering{{*}} So...is it okay if we also sell grease?}}
 {{Tapped Out Deuce Icon}}
 {{TB|{{*}}whispering{{*}} As long as I get 10%.}}
@@ Line 179: / Line 179: @@
 {{TB|In the gristle grind!}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Thinking}}
-{{TB|In the tallow shall-owe…? Yeah, that one doesn't work…}}
+{{TB|In the tallow shall-owe...? Yeah, that one doesn't work...}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
 {{TB|It's the attempt that counts.}}

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 The quest name is a reference to the novel ''{{W|The Unbearable Lightness of Being}}'' by {{W|Milan Kundera}}.
-{{Tapped Out Quests/Hot Diggity D'oh!}}
+{{Tapped Out Quests/Hot Diggity D'oh}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Unbearable Darkness of Being, The}}