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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: 2891 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: 11613 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: 7210 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 8946 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222187 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0, Lonnie 8946 Registered Users Who's Online 1 registered (wofahulicodoc), 32 Guests and 5 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 62 LukeJavan8 53 may2point0 16 May 3 Tromboniator 3 geoffhargreaves 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8429 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6785 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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