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Cowabunga! Homer and Marge Simpson are headed to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics!
The TV couple will be representingSouth park dvd box setthe United States in the fictional event of mixed curling in an episode to be aired during the Games in mid-February. Why curling?
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``When you hear `Thedisney dvd collection Simpsons' how i met your mother series dvdis going to do their take on your sport, you naturally get a little alarmed,'' LaZebnik American dad dvdsaid. ``But we ended up being respectful I would say, even, surprisingly respectful. Both Homer and Marge take it seriously.''
Marge is thethat 70s show dvd box set sweeper and Homer, disney dvd box seta good bowler, delivers the stone. The show's writers consulted regularly with actual curlers to make sure it looked authentic. Meanwhile, family guy dvd box set Lisa becomes obsessed with pin trading. And there's no telling what Bart will do.
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