Fans wait for Simpsons gay bombshell

Fans of Fox's groundbreaking animated comedy The Simpsons have been awaiting a bombshell this season.

The show will reportedly "out" one of its characters as gay.

Plenty of folks are hot and bothered by the guessing game going on, especially with online betting stop BetUS.com, which says it has taken more than 900 bets.

Most bets are on Patty (Marge's sister has 4-5 odds) and Smithers (Mr Burns' way-too-faithful man-boy of a manservant has 4-1 odds).

Some speculate that the Simpsons' devoutly Christian neighbour Ned Flanders may be the one who'll be outed. His odds are 15-1.

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