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The Simpsons Winter Wingding 2 is the second issue of the Simpsons Winter Wingding comic book series. It was released on November 2007.
Stories[]
The Christmas That Lasted Forever![]
Two boys build a snowman, who they name Snowy, and one of them wishes he were alive. This causes him to come to life and narrate the story, which begins on Christmas night, and as Bart and Lisa go to bed, they note that it's a shame Christmas must end.
An angel visits Bart in his room and reveals that he granted Bart's wish for Christmas not to end. When Bart wakes up, he thinks his encounter with the angel was a dream, but Lisa reveals it was real. Bart is happy that school is closed, but he doesn't like having to go to church and is disappointed that it's the same Christmas repeating rather than a new one.
As the days go by, the problems increase: Ned is sick of shovelling snow, Kirk and Luann are arguing over who gets Milhouse, making him spend Christmas with the Simpsons instead, Krusty is weary with always having to do Christmas shticks, the economy is suffering, the radio can only play carols, and the citizens (except Apu, whose life hasn't changed) are sick of the endless Christmases.
When Bart admits he was the one who made the wish, an angry mob pursues him, so Bart tries to reason with the mob. The angel reappears and accuses the mob of not having enough Christmas spirit. However, he does agree to reverse the wish. Snowy wants it to stay winter so he never melts, but the mob kills him, so the angel reverses the wish.
For When You Need to Comp a Boarder's Lingo[]
Otto tells the readers that in order to snowboard, they must know the slang to avoid crashes. He then gives a chart which explains some phrases:
If a hill "shreds" it's dangerous, to "harsh someone's buzz" means to lessen their enthusiasm, "Boarders rule, skiers drool" means the speaker prefers snowboarding to skiing, "surfing a 'lanche" means almost being killed by an avalanche, "breaching someone's dew" means drinking their soda, "blasting a dookie" means going to the bathroom, "doing a tight" means to do an attractive performance, and "check it" means "pay attention".
Bart Simpson in: Brave Bart[]
Martin and Milhouse build a snow fort, with Bart watching, but they argue over what to name it. Then, Nelson and his lackeys arrive and pelt the other boys with snowballs. Milhouse and Martin want to give up, but Bart wants to attack back.
He does so by hiding in a snowman while Martin and Milhouse run back into the house, where Marge gives them snacks.
Ralph vs. The Wild[]
Ned Flanders has organised a bobsled race with Ralph, Martin, Uter, Todd, Wendell, and Lewis. He tells the boys to buddy up, but Ralph chooses a stick as his "buddy". Then, Bart climbs out of the back of Ned's car, revealing that he had been hiding there because he used Homer's beer to make icicles and Homer is angry. Ned makes Bart Ralph's buddy, to Bart's chagrin since he'd rather play video games.
The race starts, but Bart and Ralph crash. Bart builds a fire in hopes of sending a smoke signal, but Ralph puts it out because Wiggum told him that fire was bad. Bart tries using a mirror, but it's covered in chocolate. When Ralph comments that the mirror is shiny like his cell phone, Bart tries to use said cell phone, but it is not charged since Ralph isn't allowed to use the electricity.
Just when the boys think they are going to die, Ned and another man show up with dogs, revealing that they followed Ralph's chocolate handprints that he left everywhere from hugging random objects.
Lisa Simpson in: that's SO glavin![]
The Simpsons are at a fancy New Year party at a celebrity-themed restaurant called Planet Hype. Frink, who is hiding under a food cart, has invented a machine which will force everyone to keep their resolutions. Homer resolves to lose weight, Quimby resolves to stop cheating on his wife, Comic Book Guy resolves to be politer, Dr. Nick resolves to become a proper doctor, Crazy Cat Lady makes an incoherent resolution involving cats, and Barney resolves to pay off his tab at Moe's bar.
The next day, Homer goes for a run, Quimby brings his wife breakfast in bed, Comic Book Guy covers a puddle for Krabappel, Dr. Nick enrols at med school, and Barney starts paying off his tab. The next week, Homer neglects church to keep exercising, Quimby surprises his wife by staying home on a Tuesday night, Comic Book Guy pays Milhouse for returning comics he doesn't even like, Dr. Nick is an ace student, and Barney has the shakes from alcohol withdrawal.
Six months later, Homer has become the fittest man in Springfield and becomes Rainer's personal trainer, Mrs. Quimby decides she doesn't love Quimby anymore and divorces him, the comic book store burns down, Dr. Nick opens up his own clinic, and Barney donated his money to a cultish church.
By the end of the year, Homer has to go on an eight-month trip to Antarctica with Ranier, Mr. Burns usurps Quimby as mayor, Comic Book Guy is homeless and unemployed, Dr. Hibbert goes out of business due to the popularity of Dr. Nick, who is too busy to examine Apu's kids, and Barney does not want to party with Lenny and Carl.
Frink visits the Simpsons to wish them a happy New Year's Eve and ask them to volunteer to give testimony to the Nobel Prize award committee about his invention, but then he realises that everyone who was exposed to the invention became miserable. Bart then realises that the reason people haven't been keeping their resolutions is because following them would change their personalities too drastically. Lisa comes up with the idea of rounding up the townsfolk and having Frink reverse the machine's effects.
They make fake citizenship awards, inviting the people to Planet Hype, but Comic Book Guy can tell from the crayoned lettering that the letters are fake. Lisa explains the plan, but Dr. Nick, Homer, and Barney don't want their lives to go back to normal. Lisa points out that Homer is neglecting his family, Dr. Nick is so popular that hardly anyone can be treated anymore, and Barney is losing money. Homer is unconvinced, and the three break the machine apart.
However, it is then revealed to be a dream Lisa had when she fell asleep at Planet Hype.
VSI: Valentive Scene Investigators[]
Lisa is grumpy that she did not get a Valentine, but then she gets one from a secret admirer and is determined to find out who he is. She assembles a CSI team consisting of herself, Groundskeeper Willie, Lunch Lady Doris, and Nelson, the latter of whom determines that the handwriting matches that of eight students and suggests the writer had suffered an Indian rug burn.
The investigators go to the bullies, who revealed they gave several kids Indian rug burns, including Milhouse. While he does have a crush on Lisa, he claims not to be the writer, since she has always said no to him.
Lunch Lady Doris discovers that there are jambalaya stains on the card and provides a list of students who ordered the jambalaya. Lisa discovers Martin is the only one whose handwriting is on Nelson's list, but he has been in the gym all day, trying and failing to do a pull-up.
Groundskeeper Willie, using sawdust, finds Ralph's fingerprints on the card, but he's not the writer; he just delivered the card. Bart reveals that he wrote it just because he felt sorry for her. It's then revealed that the jambalaya was spilled on the card from Martin. This leaves Lisa in a bad mood, since she still has no real Valentine, and people are teasing the siblings.
Trivia[]
- Out of all the characters who made resolutions in "That's So Glavin'", the Crazy Cat Lady was the only one who wasn't seen following hers, and due to this and the fact that she spoke incoherently, it is unknown what her resolution was other than the fact that cats were involved.