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Quiz: Are these quotes by Odyssey author Homer or Homer Simpson?
The two most famous Homers ever – but who said these quotes?
THE ODYSSEY IS everywhere this week thanks to Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation hitting cinemas.
The film is getting rave reviews and has also brought a lot of attention to Homer’s original work.
To celebrate the film’s success, we’ve decided to test your knowledge of quotes from the Greek Homer against another legendary Homer of Simpsons fame.
So, are these quotes from the Odyssey author or Homer Simpson?
"Karma can only be portioned out by the cosmos"
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Greek Homer
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Homer Simpson
"There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.”
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Homer Simpson
“Few sons are like their father-most are worse, few better.”
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Greek Homer
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"Suppose we've chosen the wrong god. Every time we go to church we're making him madder and madder."
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Greek Homer
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Homer Simpson
"You gods ought to be ashamed of yourselves"
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Greek Homer
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Homer Simpson
"It takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen"
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Greek Homer
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Homer Simpson
"Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true."
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Greek Homer
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Homer Simpson
“All my life, I’ve had one dream: To achieve my many goals.”
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Homer Simpson
"Don’t try to outwit your elders"
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Greek Homer
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"D'oh!"
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Homer Simpson
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Homer Simpson stole it from Greek Homer
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Homer Simpson, but the sigh of the exasperated is eternal, and may well predate him
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Turtle-y awful
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What are ewe doing? Baaaad
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Clever cat
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Fin-flipping-tastic
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Top dog
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