I was taken to task in the comments on a previous post for misspelling "moron" as "maroon". My blog buddy Laughing Wolf pointed out that "what a maroon" was a phrase used by Bugs Bunny. This being an American blog, I would not expect a youth from Australia to understand this, unless he had seen some Bugs Bunny cartoons. A quick Google of the phrase takes us to this entry in the Urban Dictionary.
1. maroon
A term of derision often uttered by Bugs Bunny when referring to an interaction with a dopey adversary. It is a mispronunciation of the word "Moron""What a Maroon!" "Will ya get a load of this maroon"
What I really got a kick out of was I'm the third hit on Google for "What a maroon"
Speaking of maroons, I got another e-mail from Froggie, this time with a YouTube video of Bush. This guy really must have one big inferiority complex. In this e-mail he called me a "looser". I bet he works in a factory that makes white flags.
What a maroon!
Posted by denny at December 14, 2007 11:34 AMFrenchmen never run out of white flags. They simply remove their petticoats or panties and wave them.
Posted by: Scrapiron on December 14, 2007 12:28 PMHa! It's like being corrected for spelling "moonbat," "mounbahtte." Or "douchebag," "dooshbag," which some of your trolls [and my one] really are.
Posted by: Erica on December 14, 2007 12:30 PMScrapiron: Removed, laundered, and waved.
Posted by: Peggy U on December 14, 2007 12:38 PMWhat a dunderhead. Here froggie edumacate yourself
Posted by: kerrcarto on December 14, 2007 01:13 PMI wouldn't be that he does work. He's probibly riding in the wagon instead of help push.
Posted by: Mark on December 14, 2007 02:27 PMAnybody who doesn't "get" references to Warner Bros cartoons, or Rocky & Bullwinkle, is not worthy of an opinion.
And now, into the Wayback Machine for some nostalgia.
Posted by: Gomer on December 14, 2007 03:50 PM"That boy's as sharp as a sack of wet mice." -- Foghorn Leghorn
Posted by: Peggy U on December 14, 2007 04:56 PMPeggy U:
No! He's "As fine as the hair on the forelegs of a Frog"! :)
Posted by: DanS. on December 14, 2007 10:57 PM"Gee, Mr. Peabody! Where are we going TODAY?"
"Set the controls for the Day Before American Prohibition, Sherman. I aim to get stinkin' drunk and show you what the 'wayback machine' is REALLY all about!"
"Oh! Goody, Mr. Peabody! Code "Maroon", right?"
"Right you are, Sherman"
Posted by: DanS. on December 14, 2007 11:08 PMWhat an embezzle.
Posted by: Bildo on December 15, 2007 08:32 AM