# Animal House: What did Bluto yell before everone drops down on the floor and shakes?

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**Created:** [August 16, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-house-what-did-bluto-yell-before-everone-drops-down-on-the-floor-and-shakes/317343 "2005-08-16T22:56:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-house-what-did-bluto-yell-before-everone-drops-down-on-the-floor-and-shakes/317343/21 "2005-08-18T21:57:37Z")

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I always heard it (and we subsequently yelled it) as, “JELLO!”

And then proceeded to wiggle around the floor like Jello. Makes as much sense as anything else, I guess.

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