William Simpson

“Das Bus,” The Simpsons (season 9, episode 14) A tongue-in-cheek retelling full of clever references to Golding’s novel. After their school bus veers off a bridge during a Model United Nations field trip, Bart, Lisa, and their classmates find themselves stranded on a desert island. Overt allusions to fear (of an island monster), hoarding of resources (junk food salvaged from the sunken bus), warring factions (those who support Bart, and those who oppose him), a violent chase scene (Bart, Lisa, and Milhouse running for their lives), and a final voiceover (about how the children learned to function as a society until they were rescued) serve as inside jokes for knowledgeable viewers.””

“When the Populist congressman "Sockless" Simpson of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, misspelled his hometown while running for office, he said, "I wouldn't give a tinker's durn for a man who can't spell a word more than one way.””

“Gregory: Who are these persons?Hancock: They're friends of mine Gregory. Sidney James, here. William Kerr. This is the leader of our group, Gregory.Sid: Gregory what?Gregory: Just Gregory. We never use surnames in our group, they're very bourgeois. I suppose you'll be leaving shortly.Hancock: Well, actually, no. I've asked them to stop for the poetry reading. They, they live here with me, you see.Gregory: Good heavens! Still, I suppose it's quite an interesting experiment actually living with these people.Sid: He's gettin' up my nose this bloke.Gregory: I suppose you sort of watch them and make notes.Hancock: Well, I...Gregory: You're working on a thesis on the mental workings of the lower orders of the species.Sid: Oh, dear. He's gonna get my fist right through that beard in a minute.””