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overlordalex
on May 27, 2020
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Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platf...
Likely a reference to a Bugs Bunny catch-phrase:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NYFq7ZJg4c
Eldandan
on May 27, 2020
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I always thought maroon was actual slang for "idiot", when in fact it was just a cartoon rabbit ironically mispronouncing the word moron.
krapp
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Bugs Bunny is also the reason "nimrod" has become slang for an inept person. Nimrod in the Bible is a powerful warrior and capable hunter, but Bugs used it ironically against Elmer Fudd.
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