travelled 4 hours to show my homer simpson action figure the oldest surviving copy of the odyssey...

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The creator travels to the John Rylands Library in Manchester to show a Homer Simpson action figure next to ancient fragments of The Odyssey. The video highlights the juxtaposition of modern pop culture with historical artifacts.

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this is a whole new meaning to homer’s odyssey. shout out to the john ryland library in manchester, this was so cool to see after seeing christopher nolan’s film #theodyssey #christophernolan #manchester #thesimpsons #homer