In the TV series The Simpsons, Bart and Lisa play the game
in episode 9F16, "The Front", in order to settle whose name is listed
first on the Itchy and Scratchy script that they have written:
LISA: Look, there's only one way to settle this. Rock-paper-scissors.
LISA'S BRAIN: Poor predictable Bart. Always takes 'rock'.
BART'S BRAIN: Good ol' 'rock'. Nuthin' beats that!
BART: Rock!
LISA: Paper.
BART: D'oh!
Do you feel that the Simpsons episode where Bart plays RPS
with his sister Lisa and thinks to himself "good old rock, nothing beats
it" has influenced the playing styles of competitors?
Submitted by Leah McAllister
Funny you shouuld mention that. The RPS Public Relations Department recently issued a study entitled "The Effect of Recent Media Coverage on RPS Throws" which made many astounding discoveries, among them:
Occurence of Rock has risen by over .3% since the airing of the famous Simpsons
episode
Use of RPS in restaurants decreased by 70-80% in the 2 years following the
release of the film "Alive" (where RPS is used to decide who gets
to eat the fat guy's leg).
Use of RPS in the televsion show "Ally McBeal", still doesn't make
the idea of unisex office bathrooms very believable.