Just to make things clear, right out of the gate: you're not voting for which Springfield is the Simpson's Springfield, just who gets to host the "hometown premiere" of The Simpsons Movie. Fifteen out of the couple dozen Springfields around the country are hoping to play host to the premiere and have created videos to help convince voters to check their box. Springfield, the fictional town, has been home to the Simpsons and overseen by Mayor Quimby for as long as anyone can remember, or at least since the Simpsons started making their television appearances. The location has been carefully obfuscated, and after watching 400 episodes we're pretty sure that the "real" fake Springfield doesn't actually exist in any one state, but rather the hearts and minds of every state. And on a trip to the Harvard library finds that even the best map of Springfield doesn't match up to the roadways of any "real life" Springfield's city plan. And if you're really on the hunt you'll find at least one Kwik-E-Mart in Burbank, CA. So we'll put the debate behind us and embrace the fact that votes on the USAToday site will help bring the premiere to Massachusetts. Vote for the city that's the birthplace of Basketball and Dr. Seuss (among other things), and the first (historically) Springfield in the Union. If not for the home-state pride, do it just because they got Ted Kennedy to say "Chowdah" for the video. Voting ends July 9 at 2:59 am local time.

Image is a screengrab from USAToday.com right at the moment Teddy put the Duh in Chowdah.