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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #132732 - 09/08/04 07:55 AM Quote beausmiley stranger Registered: 09/08/04 Posts: 2 Wondering if anyone knows the origin/how the quote came to be "When the shit hits the fan" Top #132733 - 09/08/04 09:25 AM Re: Quote belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/28/00 Posts: 2888 Welcome beausmiley. I can't answer your question but I'm sure someone here will come up with something. Top #132734 - 09/08/04 10:06 AM Re: Quote Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky Welcome to you...oh NO, I was going to put a couple of letters as a short version of your name, and then I remembered your topic!! Speaking of blushing, we've gotten in the habit here of using asterisks to replace some of the letters in a word that we are offended by or are concerned might offend others; for ex., s**t. Anyway, I think I'll copy to you what I just wrote for our other newcomer (since I don't know the origin myself, that is): Why don't you try going to Information and Announcements and looking in Max's Useful Language Links? I'm sure there are some word and phrase origin sites listed there. Top #132735 - 09/08/04 11:12 AM Re: Quote Jomama member Registered: 03/23/04 Posts: 133 And there's the more acceptable variant, "when the egg".... Top #132736 - 09/08/04 12:12 PM Who's Jo Mama? Owlbow enthusiast Registered: 10/21/03 Posts: 389 Loc: Rhode Island, USA If you stick your finger in the fan, do you end up with egg on your face? BTW Jomama, there was a bluesy group with (almost, Jo Mama) the same name fronted by guitar player, Danny Kortchmar in 1970-71. He played on early James Taylor albums among other credits. Top #132737 - 09/08/04 01:06 PM Here's a hint Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/06/00 Posts: 2788 Loc: Seattle, Washington, USA http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/17/messages/683.html Top #132738 - 09/09/04 01:14 AM Re: Who's Jo Mama? Jomama member Registered: 03/23/04 Posts: 133 Thanks for the neat info, Owlbow, don't remember the group but I do like blues! There was also a dj in Miami, Joe Mama, who created a bit of a flap a few years back by announcing a Thanksgiving turkey giveaway. He proposed to toss live turkeys from a helicopter to his fans. He was going to buy the turkeys frm a Mr. Gobble, reportedly the real name of a poultry farmer in the area. NO, it didn't happen. Safety and humane concerns prevailed. Top #132739 - 09/09/04 05:17 AM Re: where's Herb Tarlek? Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont toss live turkeys from a helicopter wasn't that Les Nessman? _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #132740 - 09/10/04 12:22 AM Re: where's Herb Tarlek? Jomama member Registered: 03/23/04 Posts: 133 Yes, I'm sure Joe Mama was inspired by that crazy episode from WKRP. Les Nesman's plan was completed, in fiction: his imitator's, foiled in fact. Top #132741 - 09/10/04 01:08 PM WKRP Turkey Drop Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/06/00 Posts: 2788 Loc: Seattle, Washington, USA http://radio.about.com/library/blwkrpturkey.htm Top Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8419 Members 16 Forums 13684 Topics 209699 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members Stephen A, fgjhgjk, Nora Francis, sabosophie, Lore Lorena 8419 Registered Users Who's Online 1 registered (wsieber), 27 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 83 jenny jenny 67 wofahulicodoc 45 endymion6 43 BranShea 36 Rhubarb Commando 25 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 Faldage 17 Jackie 16 zmjezhd 15 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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