Homer Simpson projected on screen at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2019. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) For over 30 years, Homer J. Simpson has been America’s most visible — and unbothered — federal ...

Have you ever wondered why Mr. Burns doesn’t fire Homer from his job at the Nuclear Power Plant? Probably not. It doesn’t matter Homer is lazy and wildly incompetent to the point of being dangerous.

The gif became such a sensation over the years that it’s been the subject of many articles, at least one museum exhibit, and was referenced in a much newer Simpsons episode. It’s perhaps the most ...