Sane Planning, Sensible Tomorrow
Sane Planning, Sensible Tomorrow
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Book Information
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Sane Planning, Sensible Tomorrow is a book by Vice President Al Gore. Lisa bought a copy at Books! Books! And Additional Books!.
History
After the Simpson family finished shopping at Books! Books! And Additional Books!, they brought their purchases to the cash register. Lisa held up her copy of Sane Planning, Sensible Tomorrow and said she hoped it was "as exciting as [Gore's] other book, Rational Thinking, Reasonable Future." Bart said he was getting a book on UFOs (Unidentified Flying Outrage!) and added, "Did you know they're real, but there's a huge government conspiracy to cover it up?"
Lisa dismissed Bart's remark as "just a paranoid fantasy." However, when the bookstore clerk scanned Sane Planning, Sensible Tomorrow at the register, an electronic signal traveled through wires, to a satellite dish, up to a satellite, back down to Earth, and finally to The Pentagon. At The Pentagon, the signal activated a printer, and a page printed out. A man in uniform took the page, ran to Vice President Gore's office, and informed him that someone had finally bought a copy of his book. To celebrate, Gore played the song Celebration by Kool & the Gang on an LP record.
Behind the Laughter
- The fictional books Rational Thinking, Reasonable Future and Sane Planning, Sensible Tomorrow are tongue-in-cheek references to Al Gore's real-life 1992 book, Earth in the Balance.
- The music that plays in the background as the signal travels from the bookstore to The Pentagon is strongly reminiscient of the X-Files theme.
Appearances
Books! Books! And Additional Books!
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| Mapplethorpe • Mr. and Mrs. Erotic American • Sane Planning, Sensible Tomorrow • Tanks of the Third Reich • Unidentified Flying Outrage! | ||
