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| − | The Simpson family visited here when they were traveling around Washington, D.C. | + | The Simpson family visited here when they were traveling around Washington, D.C.<ref>"[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]"</ref> |
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| + | [[Homer]] includes Robert Mills in [[The Lazy Hall of Fame]] for "[putting] so little thought and effort into designing a monument", yet getting a lot of money for it.<ref>''[[Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness]]''</ref> | ||
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| + | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
| + | In real life, a competition was held in 1836 for designs for the Washington Monument. Mills was the winner and the prize was $500, equivalent to about $12,500 in [[2013]] (when ''[[Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness]]'' was published). | ||
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Revision as of 19:08, April 12, 2020
Washington Monument
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Location Information
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The Washington Monument is a monument in Washington, D.C. Its designer is Robert Mills.
History
The Simpson family visited here when they were traveling around Washington, D.C.[1]
Homer includes Robert Mills in The Lazy Hall of Fame for "[putting] so little thought and effort into designing a monument", yet getting a lot of money for it.[2]
Behind the Laughter
In real life, a competition was held in 1836 for designs for the Washington Monument. Mills was the winner and the prize was $500, equivalent to about $12,500 in 2013 (when Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness was published).
Appearances
Episode – "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" - Episode – "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson" (picture seen)
- Episode – "Them, Robot"
- Episode – "Blazed and Confused" (picture seen)
- Episode – "D'oh Canada" (picture seen)
- Episode – "The Winter of Our Monetized Content" (picture seen)
Comic story – Homer's America 
Book – Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness
External links
References
