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by: wugi - Thu, 8 Jul 2021 19:49 UTC

I just stumbled upon a graphic meme showing an analysis of the word Boob:

B : top view

oo : front view

b : sideview

Maybe old stuff to some, nut new to me.

( https://www.quora.com/profile/Jim-Beriger ,
https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-de04c015e0aafe196816b6be35de5b1f )

guido wugi

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by: António Marques - Thu, 8 Jul 2021 20:53 UTC

wugi <brol@wugi.be> wrote:
> I just stumbled upon a graphic meme showing an analysis of the word Boob:
>
> B : top view
>
> oo : front view
>
> b : sideview
>
> Maybe old stuff to some, nut new to me.
>
> ( https://www.quora.com/profile/Jim-Beriger ,
> https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-de04c015e0aafe196816b6be35de5b1f )
>

I'd be interested in knowing why TV is 'the boob tube'.

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From: benli...@ihug.co.nz (Ross Clark)
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by: Ross Clark - Fri, 9 Jul 2021 01:14 UTC

On 9/07/2021 8:53 a.m., António Marques wrote:
> wugi <brol@wugi.be> wrote:
>> I just stumbled upon a graphic meme showing an analysis of the word Boob:
>>
>> B : top view
>>
>> oo : front view
>>
>> b : sideview
>>
>> Maybe old stuff to some, nut new to me.
>>
>> ( https://www.quora.com/profile/Jim-Beriger ,
>> https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-de04c015e0aafe196816b6be35de5b1f )
>>
>
> I'd be interested in knowing why TV is 'the boob tube'.

1950s coinage, from 20c AmE boob 'stupid person' < earlier booby,
cf. Spanish bobo

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by: Daud Deden - Fri, 9 Jul 2021 05:01 UTC

On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 9:14:48 PM UTC-4, benl...@ihug.co.nz wrote:
> On 9/07/2021 8:53 a.m., António Marques wrote:
> > wugi <br...@wugi.be> wrote:
> >> I just stumbled upon a graphic meme showing an analysis of the word Boob:
> >>
> >> B : top view
> >>
> >> oo : front view
> >>
> >> b : sideview
> >>
> >> Maybe old stuff to some, nut new to me.
> >>
> >> ( https://www.quora.com/profile/Jim-Beriger ,
> >> https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-de04c015e0aafe196816b6be35de5b1f )
> >>
> >
> > I'd be interested in knowing why TV is 'the boob tube'.
> 1950s coinage, from 20c AmE boob 'stupid person' < earlier booby,
> cf. Spanish bobo
Bodoh@ Mly: stupid

Subject	Author
B.o.o.b.	wugi
Re: B.o.o.b.	António Marques
Re: B.o.o.b.	Ross Clark
Re: B.o.o.b.	Daud Deden