

Simpson, eh? (Fox TV)

Aye Carumba!

Homer Simpson, the beer-drinking, donut-scarfing, bumbling nuclear-power plant technician of the Fox cartoon "The Simpsons" is the leading choice in an online poll to be named the "greatest American."

The animated buffoon ranks ahead of real-life heroes including Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.

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The poll is part of an upcoming broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation which will "confront the critical question at the heart of the 21st century – what does the world think of America?"





The program, which airs Tuesday night in the UK and will be available for download from the BBC website, will undoubtedly serve as a sounding board for those opposed to the U.S.-led military operation in Iraq.

The BBC created a shortlist of ten candidates based on nominations it received from the public, and the top votegetters rank in this order:

1. Homer Simpson 2. Abraham Lincoln 3. Martin Luther King Jr. 4. Thomas Jefferson 5. Mr. T of the "A-Team" 6. Bob Dylan 7. George Washington 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt 9. Benjamin Franklin 10. Bill Clinton

Ironically, not only is Homer Simpson a fictional character, he apparently is also not an American.





His creator, cartoonist Matt Groening, told an audience in Montreal that Homer was named for Groening's real-life own father, Homer Groening, who hails from Canada.

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"That would make Homer Simpson a Canadian," Matt told the Winnipeg Sun. "I hope Canadians won't hold it against the show now that they know."

A fan of the show noted, "Homer eats foods commonly associated with Canada: Donuts, beer, bacon, and has been know to have a glass of maple syrup for breakfast."

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