What's with the "s p f l d" anyway?
Well, when I went to register my own domain, I
wanted springfield.com (I've lived in Springfield, New
Jersey all my life). But that was already taken, so I had to choose
something else. Not being overly creative, I pondered the question for
a while, and settled on "spfld" which is one of the more common
abbreviations for Springfield.
You may wonder who got the name I wanted. It turns out that the
Simpsons' TV show registered the name (or their ad agency did) for use in
promoting their "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" episode. Given that coincidence, you
may be thinking "Apu. Springfield. Simpsons. Hmm..." Yes, my name is Apu.
Yes, I live in Springfield. Yes, I have a cousin named Sanjay. But, no, I
don't have anything do with the TV show, don't work in a Kwik-E-Mart
(though our town does have a Speedymart, formerly Quick-Check) and I've
never met Matt Groening or anybody associated with the show.
(Yes, I do watch the show.)
Update: Are we the Springfield?
Fast forward... Its now 2007 - ten years since I created the website.
(Can't you tell the design hasn't changed? There's some new content, but mostly I use
the domain for tons of e-mail and other purposes.) The new, full-length
Simpsons animated movie will hit theaters on July 27th. But, it will
premiere on July 26th. Where you ask? In Springfield, of course. But
which one? The Simpsons
Archive found 71 Springfields in 36 states. New Jersey even has two.
But none
match the storyline exactly.
20th Century Fox has selected fourteen of the Springfields to compete.
Each town will make a short movie. Then, online voters will select
the Springfield to host the premiere.
"Thank you. Come Again." - Apu
"Thank you. Come again."
