Summary:
Homer and Bart have a scheme to sell used grease to restaurants. They go to Krusty Burger to collect the grease from the deep fat frier. As they're loading it in the car, they're surprised by a sudden gurgling sound. A pair of thugs from a local "grease and shovel racket" robs them and drives off.
Transcript
B: When you want grease, go to the source. Good old Krusty Burger.
HS: Oh, I'll say. Look at that redheaded kid. There must be $20 worth of grease on his forehead alone.
B: I was thinking more of the deep fryer.
HS: All right. We'll try it your way.
Worker: Can I help you, sir?
HS: My God, you're greasy!
Worker: Mr. Maruko, help!
B: Mom's gonna kill you.
HS: If she didn't want her car ruined, she should have done a better job hiding her keys. Hey! What the- Hey.! Hey.! You're taking our grease.!
Thug: It's our grease now. We run the grease racket in this town.
HS: Hey, that's my shovel!
Thug: We also run the shovel racket.
Idioms and vocab:
If you want_______, go to the source-- A common idiom expressing where to find something. E.g. "If you want noodles, go to the source!"
20 dollars worth of grease on his forehead alone-- A common idiom for expressing quantity. "There must be 50 dollars worth of merchandise in this one room alone."
Deep frier-- A device at restaurants for cooking fries and burgers in fat
Racket-- a corrupt business
Gurgling-- The sound of bubbling water or liquid
Now you practice:
What would have happened if Marge had done a better job of hiding her keys? Use the past unreal conditional. "If Marge had done a better job of hiding her keys..." Note, you should use "would have + verb."
Email your responnse to jpenna@udel.edu for this week's Simpson's practice.