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** Also, Selma has an adopted daughter. We barely see her or have her mentioned. This could be because she semi-frequently visits the Simpsons, and thus her adoption is [[Ret -Gone|retgoned]] most of the time.

Take into mind that such contains not only Springfield, but at least Shelbyville and Capitol City as well. It's obviously a large enough landmass that it can have its own highways, airports, and so forth, but small enough that the garbage of other cities can cause the end of "Trash of the Titans" - incidentally, a part of the continent must be uninhabitable due to it. It stays high enough that it can appear to border Nevada, Ohio, Maine, and Kentucky from the vantage point of the highest mountains, but can come low enough to enable the Simpsons rapid transit via car or train to places like New York or Florida. Incidentally, in-universe people don't seem to care, have become used to it, or perhaps convince themselves [[Extra -Strength Masquerade|that Springfield doesn't actually exist.]]

We know it isn't as simple as [[Negative Continuity]], because they refer to previous events. The reason for this is because Springfield(and Shelbyville) is stuck in a time loop, where every year it resets at most two years. However, there's a certain extent of [[Ripple -Effect -Proof Memory]], so each version of the year is different from the last. Certain events, such as Maude's death, are constants that can't be negated. Different origin stories are the result of conflicting memories, which causes Flanderization. The rest of the planet is immune from this, hence why it hasn't stayed 1987. This is likely due to the above theory of Frink messing around with time travel, creating the Time Loop. Certain individuals such as [[Arch Enemy|Sideshow Bob]] and [[Killed Off for Real|Frank Grimes]] are constants who cannot be altered. Certain events are also resistant against this, such as Milhouse's parents divorcing. The Simpsons family is inherently tied to this.

== The next Treehouse of Horror episode will contain a segment that is a [[Shout -Out]] to ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]''. ==

* Abe Simpson's death. Considering Homer's "daddy issues", it would be quite interesting to see what emotions he might go through, and how the family will react to one another. I see it as this: the family ends up forgetting/ignoring a routine visit to the Retirement place, unaware that Abe suffered a heart attack due to Jasper cutting in line to his meds. As Abe spends his last days in a hospital bed, there will be massive tension between Homer and Abe. Homer will end up using this time to [[Calling the Old Man Out|call the old man out]] for his poor and [[Abusive Parents|abusive]] parenting skills, [[Freudian Excuse|and letting this contribute to the way he is]]. Marge and the kids will [[What the Hell, Hero?|call Homer out]], but Homer will stand by his words. Pissed off, he'll leave the family to "think about things". At Moe's bar, he'll start talking about it. Moe, being the [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] we love, will point out that he's being a Jerkass, and should really think if Abe deserved those words. Homer will think about it, and then realise that, while mean, [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Abe really tried to/does love his son]], and is [[Not So Different|much like himself in that regard.]] Cue Homer bawling his eyes out, feeling that his dad will die with sadness and hate for what he said. Surprisingly, Grandpa appears in the bar, apologizing for what he's done. Homer will smile hard, saying "it's okay dad, you don't need to apologize." They'll have a last beer together, and Abe will die in peace, with [[Go Out Withwith a Smile|a grin on his face.]] [[Tear Jerker|Commence crying.]]