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"D'oh" is to pride as "race" is to...
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As a big fan of the social commentary, innumerable literary allusions, and other political and historical references in each episode of the Simpsons, I used to struggle to justify why I thought it was a redeeming show. That the Univ. of California at Berkley has offered a graduate-level course on satire called "Satire in Society: The Simpsons," my burden of proof is somewhat lowered.
Long live Itchy.
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Max asks: why do I always want to spell it D'Oh?
Probably because that's the way it's spelled.
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No gaffe, Maximus. The OED recognises both variants, and relates it tangentially to other words like 'duh'.
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According to The Simpsons the name 'Homer' became a noun roughly meaning 'a clumsy and often stupid mistake leading to a fortuitously positive outcome'. I think it was due to him reacting completely foolishly during a reactor overload, but somehow, managing so to avoid a catastrophe. As an example in that episode they had Dennis Rodman fall over while trying to complete a play landing in a group of friendly cheerleaders and proclaiming, 'Oh, I did a Homer'!
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mav notes, re D'oh vs. Doh : The OED recognises both variants
There is, however, a slight catch in the word, at least as spoken by Homer S. that is, in my opinion, best captured by the '.
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a slight catch in the wordYou claimin' an elision of damn and oh, then? 
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