J: Mom, what are "Simpsons"?
Me: You mean you don't know?
J: Just tell me!
Me: The Simpsons is a cartoon, that's been on TV for a long time.
[And then I thought, "wow! Finally, a pop culture reference he hasn't been bombarded with! We must be doing something right!"
That thought was immediately replaced by the notion that the fact that he's asking the question at all suggests that the correct answer is "no longer relevant"]
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