The Onion, an online satirical parody newspaper, has published a story about a Simpsons fan committing suicide, complete with a notice riddled with Simpsons references.
“University of Connecticut sophomore Aaron Bennett, 20, was found dead of an apparent sleeping-pill overdose in his campus-area apartment Saturday, a suicide note riddled with references to the popular TV show The Simpsons on his desk. “Outwardly, Aaron seemed like a gentle, quiet, stable person,” dean of students Kathleen Ernst said Monday. “But clearly, he must have had a darker, troubled side that he kept hidden. The only thing we can be certain of is that, to the very end, he really knew his Simpsons.” Friends and family are struggling to comprehend the dean’s-list chemistry major’s motivation for taking his own life, as outlined in the suicide letter.” Read More >>>