The Illinois Times reports that a Springfield pastor has taken a leave of absence after making a polite but oh-dear-so-nervous-sounding call to local police, seeking help after he mysteriously managed to get himself stuck inside a pair of handcuffs.
Siblings caught red-handed lifting a television off a wall inside the women's room of sports bar in Springfield, Massachusetts, tried to lie their way out of jail time by claiming they couldn't have been stealing the TV as they were too busy having sex with each other.
In response to the brouhaha that ensued following Simpsons creator Matt Groening's "revelation" that Springfield is "located" in his home state of Oregon, tonight's episode featured a chalkboard gag which aims to re-shroud the town's coordinates in mystery.
In an interview published in the latest issue of Smithsonian magazine, Simpsons creator Matt Groening has finally revealed the long-debated location of Springfield.
