Citations:pull a Homer


 * 1991 October 17, The Simpsons, episode 40, as shown on screen
 * Homer
 * \noun\
 * 1. American bonehead.
 * 2. Pull a Homer --
 * to succeed despite idiocy.
 * 1994 February 28, Gordon Craick, “Re: Alltime greatest?”,
 * I'd usually continue this on private email, but others might wish to "pull a homer" and join in...
 * 1999, Dion Turner, “Re: Is this a sign ?”,, Usenet
 * Like when Magic Johnson tripped and missed the shot in the basketball game, but slid into the cheerleaders. In essence ' pulling a Homer ' [.]
 * 2000 February 15, Geoff Dias, “Re: FF7: Safe Combination”,, Usenet
 * iCeM@n: I'm doing something of Homer Simpson-like stupidy am I not?
 * Geoff Dias: Yep, you're pulling a Homer. You're thinking WAY too much for this.
 * 2000 July 24, Riboflavin D. Monkey, “Re: Time-travelling discrepancies”,, Usenet
 * Anyway, I might go to the Def Leppard concert and pull a Homer. [If] you've ever seen the episode where the Simpsons go to the county fair, you'll know what I'm talking about.
 * 2001 The New Yorker, Volume 77, Issues 1-5, p50
 * Too many analysts pulled a Homer, while others got caught up in the prediction racket, focussing their energies on issuing stock-price targets and earnings estimates.
 * 2002 February 17, Mark Longmuir, “Re: Who the F**K can Australia BRAG about that Winter Olympic Gold Medal !”,, , and , Usenet
 * But to pull a Homer you need to be responsible for the idiocy yourself.
 * 2003 June 12, Linda “UtterlyLinda”, “Re: What's in your...”,, Usenet
 * I catch myself thinking I could get him a Nickel Creek CD for Father's Day, but realizing I'd be pulling a Homer. (around our house Simpson's comparisons are frequent, and the episode where Homer got Marge a bowling ball for her birthday (with Homer engraved on it) is a classic.)