Mortir Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I do not think this is a real word. I had to look this up because John Wolfe said it in his latest video. It is meant to describe someone who is like covering their face with their hand because of intense emotions. Look at that grapph at the bottom. I would say that this word was coined by the soap opera con artists along with the snap zoom and dramatic string sound effect. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Looks like it's pretty much "almost" a yiddish word, and even more "almost" a German word. I know it (most likely in the yiddish 'farklempt' version noted above) from Mike Meyers' Coffee Talk with Linda Richman skits on SNL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiles Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 It's a word in the sense that "bae" is a word. It is definitely a series of letters that are pronounced a certain way. That's about all you can say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 On 9/5/2020 at 2:30 AM, Doom Metal Alchemist said: ... from Mike Meyers' Coffee Talk with Linda Richman skits on SNL. Yeah, but that's "no big whoop". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortir Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 17 minutes ago, tsar4 said: Yeah, but that's "no big whoop". Ugh if you are gonna lay the boomer humour on this thick you gotta at least explain your esoteric jokes grampa. I ain't Googling ish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 20 minutes ago, Mortir said: Ugh if you are gonna lay the boomer humour on this thick you gotta at least explain your esoteric jokes grampa. I ain't Googling ish. Abdicating thinking today, are we? It was another reference from SNL's "Coffee Talk with Linda Richman". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortir Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 Thank you. See? That was not hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mortir said: Thank you. See? That was not hard. Thinking is never hard, you should try it sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 6 hours ago, tsar4 said: Thinking is never hard, you should try it sometime. Pretty sure "thinking" defeats the purpose of an obscure reference. And yes, it's obscure because that particular skit is thirty years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 6 hours ago, scoobdog said: Pretty sure "thinking" defeats the purpose of an obscure reference. And yes, it's obscure because that particular skit is thirty years old. It should hardly have been "obscure" to the person I initially replied to if they knew anything about the skit, which was an ongoing gag at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 6 hours ago, scoobdog said: Pretty sure "thinking" defeats the purpose of an obscure reference. And yes, it's obscure because that particular skit is thirty years old. Regardless, that's gen-x if anything. Boomers would like, Dan Aykroid and Chevy Chase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 10 hours ago, tsar4 said: It should hardly have been "obscure" to the person I initially replied to if they knew anything about the skit, which was an ongoing gag at the time. Why would you assume they did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, scoobdog said: Why would you assume they did? Because Doom Metal Alchemist brought it up in the first place - I initially replied to that post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, tsar4 said: Because Doom Metal Alchemist brought it up in the first place - I initially replied to that post. He knows where he heard it, doesn't mean he actually knows that much about the skits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, scoobdog said: He knows where he heard it, doesn't mean he actually knows that much about the skits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Too complicated a concept for you? That skit has been meme'd and that's where the vast majority of people get it from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, scoobdog said: Too complicated a concept for you? That skit has been meme'd and that's where the vast majority of people get it from. No, I thought you deserved something beyond the average facepalm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, tsar4 said: No, I thought you deserved something beyond the average facepalm. Oh. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 58 minutes ago, tsar4 said: No, I thought you deserved something beyond the average facepalm. I believe that would be referred to as being "verklempt." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, SwimModSponges said: I believe that would be referred to as being "verklempt." More like Meshugenah, oy, oy, oy, oy, oy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 12 hours ago, scoobdog said: He knows where he heard it, doesn't mean he actually knows that much about the skits. 12 hours ago, scoobdog said: Too complicated a concept for you? That skit has been meme'd and that's where the vast majority of people get it from. I watched SNL as a kid, kthnx. And Tsar's no big whoop reference was an obvious one for me. I'm sure Tsar will recognize this one too: "Like buttah." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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