Sideshow Bob is a recurring character in the animated television series
The Simpsons. He is voiced by Kelsey Grammer and first appeared briefly
in the episode "The Telltale Head". Bob is a self-proclaimed genius who
is a graduate of Yale, a member of the Republican Party, and a champion
of high culture. He began his career as a sidekick on Krusty the
Clown's television show, but after enduring constant abuse, Bob
attempted to frame his employer for armed robbery in "Krusty Gets
Busted". The plan was foiled by Bart Simpson, and Sideshow Bob was sent
to prison. Bob made his second major appearance in season three's
"Black Widower". In each appearance thereafter, Bob has assumed the
role on The Simpsons of an evil genius. Episodes in which he is a
central character typically involve Sideshow Bob being released from
prison and executing an elaborate revenge plan, usually foiled by Bart
and Lisa. His plans often involve murder and destruction, usually
targeted at Bart or, less often, Krusty, though these plans often
involve targeting the entire Simpson family. Sideshow Bob shares some
personality traits of Grammer's character Frasier Crane from the
sitcoms Cheers and Frasier, and has been described as "Frasier pickled
in arsenic". As of 2012, Bob has had speaking appearances in thirteen
episodes and been featured in eleven; the most recent of the latter,
"The Bob Next Door", aired during the twenty-first season.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1815:
Mount Tambora in Indonesia began one of the most violent volcanic
eruptions in recorded history, killing at least 71,000 people, and
affecting worldwide temperatures for the next two years.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tambora>
1858:
Big Ben, the bell in the Palace of Westminster's clock tower in London,
was cast after the original bell had cracked during testing.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ben>
1919:
Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata was shot to death near
Ciudad Ayala, Morelos.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Zapata>
1941:
World War II: The Independent State of Croatia was established, with
Ustaše leader Ante Pavelić as head of the puppet government of the Axis
powers.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_State_of_Croatia>
2009:
Fijian President Ratu Josefa Iloilo announced that he had suspended the
constitution and assumed all governance in the country after it was
ruled that the government of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was
illegal.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Fijian_constitutional_crisis>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
popliteal (adj):
(anatomy) Of the area behind the knee
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/popliteal>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
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Oh Master of the Beautiful,
Creating us from hour to hour,
Give
me this vision to the full
To see in lightest things thy power!
This vision give, no heaven
afar,
No throne, and yet I will rejoice,
Knowing beneath my feet a star,
Thy word in every wandering voice.
--George William Russell
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