The shelby part is relevant cause of shelbyville naturally. And I know the company was founded after the conception of the simpsons, but the clue was not. And the world record probably occured sometime in pre-production.
So my reasoning goes: Sign - Letters say SSC - Abreviation - What real life abreviation could be relevant to Simpsons - Shelby Super Cars - Location SSC: Tri-cities = Basis for Springfield.
Also this is in line with A LOT of clues.
Examples: drive to Oregon. west of the lakes. in a northern state (due to climate and geographical evidence). on the westcoast (same). and to top if off a quote from one of the producers himself.
check this out.
first off, all the different clues, they don't add up. what makes the most sense is illinois but there are a number of clues refuting that possibility. so most likely the makers are just toying with people. like people have said, springfield is supposed to be a slice of america, not a real place with a real location.
but theres another question that you can ask: what city is springfield based on?
one of the producers said NT in the license plate stands for north tacoma. which doesnt exist, but tacoma does. its in washington.
theres one crazy clue I found for Springfield to be based on the Washington tri-cities. not 'be' in washington, but based on the tri-cities.
this is way leftfield btw.
in the episode eternal moonshine of the simpson mind (season 19), homer falls down a hill. theres a sign on the hill that reads: Snow Sculpture Contest. Every word is in a new line. Signs are often used to contain hidden messages.
So the first 3 letters of each word are: SSC. So that would be an abbreviation. SSC can stand for a number of things, says wikipedia, but none of those could contain any information. Except for one: Shelby Super Cars. A car manufacturer.
It is based in the tri-city area. In september 2007 their SSC Aero car broke the guiness world record for speed. The episode that contains the SSC sign aired in december of that year.
Conclusion: Springfield is not IN Washington, its not in a real state, but its BASED on the tri-cities.
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The shelby part is relevant cause of shelbyville naturally. And I know the company was founded after the conception of the simpsons, but the clue was not. And the world record probably occured sometime in pre-production.
So my reasoning goes: Sign - Letters say SSC - Abreviation - What real life abreviation could be relevant to Simpsons - Shelby Super Cars - Location SSC: Tri-cities = Basis for Springfield.
Also this is in line with A LOT of clues.
Examples: drive to Oregon. west of the lakes. in a northern state (due to climate and geographical evidence). on the westcoast (same). and to top if off a quote from one of the producers himself.
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check this out. first off, all the different clues, they don't add up. what makes the most sense is illinois but there are a number of clues refuting that possibility. so most likely the makers are just toying with people. like people have said, springfield is supposed to be a slice of america, not a real place with a real location. but theres another question that you can ask: what city is springfield based on? one of the producers said NT in the license plate stands for north tacoma. which doesnt exist, but tacoma does. its in washington. theres one crazy clue I found for Springfield to be based on the Washington tri-cities. not 'be' in washington, but based on the tri-cities. this is way leftfield btw. in the episode eternal moonshine of the simpson mind (season 19), homer falls down a hill. theres a sign on the hill that reads: Snow Sculpture Contest. Every word is in a new line. Signs are often used to contain hidden messages. So the first 3 letters of each word are: SSC. So that would be an abbreviation. SSC can stand for a number of things, says wikipedia, but none of those could contain any information. Except for one: Shelby Super Cars. A car manufacturer. It is based in the tri-city area. In september 2007 their SSC Aero car broke the guiness world record for speed. The episode that contains the SSC sign aired in december of that year. Conclusion: Springfield is not IN Washington, its not in a real state, but its BASED on the tri-cities.