I Call This Enemy: The Sun (The Simpsons)

ThingsICantFindOtherwise · 1.2M views · 2016-01-31 · 1:37

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Overview

A short Simpsons clip from Who Shot Mr. Burns Part 1 in which Mr. Burns declares the sun his enemy and plans to block it out.

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Quoted as a joke whenever sunshades, geoengineering or anti-solar policy come up.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2022–2026

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Film & TV clips Satire & parody

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feurio · 2026-03 · Joke / meme
"Since the beginning of time man has yearned to destroy the sun" - Charles Montgomery Burns [VIDEO]
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a_e_k · 2024-02 · Joke / meme
"Since the beginning of time, Man has yearned to destroy the sun. I will do the next best thing: block it out!" [VIDEO]
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DocTomoe · 2022-10 · Joke / meme
Friendly reminder that a private company with launch capability currently is massively increasing the space junk problem and about to trigger the Kessler scenario for a quick buck and internet access without cables, while at the same time ruining surface-based astronomy. So why stop there? And as always, the Simpsons have predicted it: [VIDEO]
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