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Re: Doh!
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 22 Jun 2001 19:42:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Tim Courtney writes:
> Handflapping...like, taking your hand in the horizontal position across your
> chest, positioning all your finger down, and hitting your chest repeatedly
> with it? Aah, one of the great childish putdowns, and something I forget
> about a lot :-) Of course, its not PC, but for a kid, is anything?
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> Maggie - I see the difference between 'doh' and 'duh' as:
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> 'doh' - a Homerism, usually an exclamation, often meaning something like
> 'ack! I forgot this/this didn't happen the way I thought it would/etc' A
> general exclamation of shock at a mistake one made.
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> 'duh' - dunno where it originated, besides on the playground. Putting
> someone down because of overlooking something/saying something stupid/acting
> stupid. 'well, duh!' 'no duhhhh' 'duh, that's easy' etc. I think this is
> more disability based than 'doh' is. 'Doh' also isn't a putdown, its
> something you say relating to your own actions.
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> I think I've gotten this right, and I hope it helps :-) [1]
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!
> [1] If I didn't get the definitions right, what would I say? ;-)
Well, you could take comfort in the fact that YOU know when to post something
publicly and when to take it to private email! ;-)
Maggie C.
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| "Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:GFCK2C.Mu2@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) Doh! (...) Well duhhh ;-) :-D -Tim (25 years ago, 23-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 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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