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| (...) The semester after I got my M.A. in English our comp exams were made available for everyone to view (no names!). As I looked through them I noticed one professor wrote "Duh!"(1) in the margin to comment on what someone had written (no, it (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I'm not sure "Duh" is a variant form of "Doh" (or verse-vica, vice-versey, victor-victoria). I've heard Homer say "Duuuuu-uh!" before, and the context is decidedly different. Doh attends misfortune (usually as an exaggeration, as when someone (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I'm scrambling to find an online reference, but I read in the paper yesterday that "D'oh" in that form is indeed a Homerism (or, more correctly, a Castellaneta-ism), but it's a modification of "Do-o-o-o" used Laurel and Hardy films, where it (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Found this quote from the Iliad: Achilles spear flashed and caught Hector in the neck, Hector uttered a final "Doh!" from the gates of Hades, and fell, thunderously. So, yes, Doh! is a complete Homerism. Bruce Lost somewhere on the wine-dark (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Well, any port in a storm. Dave! (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Well, I would believe this, since I rarely watch the Simpsons, and, come to think of it, the people I hear utter the word "d'oh" are largely people who do watch the show. I found one reference which discusses both words, but I'm not sure what (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I don't mean to wine about it, but you must have been hard pressed to squeeze that one out. (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| The other morning, Dan Castellaneta, the guy who voices Homer, was a guest on a radio show I was listening to.(1) He explained the orgins of D'oh! Here's what my sleepy brain remembers: The script called for Homer to make a frustrated grunt. Dan (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) It also shows up as a variant of the syllable "Do" as in "Do, a deer..." (...) "Inciteful?" Get thee to a .punnery! :) (...) You should grade college level history papers! Trust me, I'll be gracing .o-t.fun with a hefty heaping of (anonymous) (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) It's not like he's performing at the Cabernet. Getting on the pulp-it and labelling such vine humour so is just sour grapes. For what it's worth, I thought it a corker. Worts and all. best LFB (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Sorry, Matt. I'm afraid he has you over the barrel on this one. Tanks a tun, by the way, for your continued cooper-ation. It is appreciated, that's sure fer - ment that in the nicest possible way. All of this punning is driving me to (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| "Matthew Gerber" <matthew@digitaliris.com> wrote in message news:GFB06o.4pn@lugnet.com... (...) What the ale are you talking about? -Tim (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| (...) Now look here, Bud, wiser heads will prevail here, not those with your flat, tastless puns. 8?) Matt (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| "Matthew Gerber" <matthew@digitaliris.com> wrote in message news:GFB37y.CL5@lugnet.com... (...) I won't hops into that froth of your puns now. I had a great aunt Ethyl who could tell them better than you can. I woudn't counter me if I were brew, (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| (...) I think the "Mary Poppins" episode is called "Supercalifragilisti...Frustrated Grunt]cious" (or similar). I'm sure a local comic shop guy can verify... --DaveL (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Actually, the way I understood it, "duh" originates from the Russian "yes" (dah)... as in, duh = "yeah yeah yeah..." I'm not sure if that is true, but in Israel we tend to have jokes about that, us having tons of Russian immigrants and so (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) That sounds as good as any other explanation. But how about this: is the word used in the following post (URL) variant of "duh" or "doh" or just a typo? Or should I be asking the actual author of the post (who would most likely never admit to (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) lol...and I *still* don't see the humor in that feedback!!! Julie (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Ack, I didn't intend to induce such feelings. :) Anyways, WOW, Larry used "doi!" I haven't seen or said that in at least 15 years. It's right up there with "durrrrrrr"! It is in my experience a derivative of "duh," but only in the sense of (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) "Durrr!!" is a playground favorite in Australia, usually accompanied by the tongue in the lower lip, and "Durr-brain" is a fairly common insult. Like "you spastic!!" it's a disability based putdown. --DaveL (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| "Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:GFBFF7.L4n@lugnet.com... (...) Handflapping...like, taking your hand in the horizontal position across your chest, positioning all your finger down, and hitting your chest repeatedly with (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Or, in Michigan, on the evening highway: "Doh! A deer!!!" *crash* Steve (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Hey, now that you mention it, wasn't there a character in Archie comics called "Big Moose", a big dumb blond guy (please, no offense anyone!) who was always scratching his head and saying, "Duh..."? (...) They say "durrr!" a lot in "Bridget (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Yes, it helps a lot! I'm tempted to say, "Oh, duh, it's so obvious now," but I suppose that wouldn't be PC! (...) Well, you could take comfort in the fact that YOU know when to post something publicly and when to take it to private email! ;-) (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I think it was just "Moose", but he did say, "Duh." He'd beat the stuffings out of Archie every time Archie was unfortunate enough to stumble across Moose's girlfriend. I did know a guy named Moose...I remember him picking up a piano and (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| "Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:GFCK2C.Mu2@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) Doh! (...) Well duhhh ;-) :-D -Tim (23 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Ah yes, "Midge", quite the babe. Not sure why I remember that. Anyhoo..., I believe they used to print it as "D'uh" or "D-uh" in the Archie books. It's like it is two syllables crammed together, or at least there's an inflection when (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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