Also check out “set”, which has 430 meanings listed in the Oxford English Dictionary. The whole entry is 60,000 words long, about the length of a full sized novel.
And here’s your topic-related earworm for the day
Yes “run” and “set” are word-words.
Bob’s someones name plus other things.
It’s like if the name Shirley meant other things, as well.
“Shirleys you uncle” don’t quite work.
Intrigued me.
But then again, Shirley has an unlimited number of possible setups for “Don’t call me Shirley.”
Just saw “Oh my Bob!” Jingle on a furniture commercial.
How odd and “woo-ish” !!
Not to mention Shirley the Cross-Eyed Bear.
I thought that was Clarence.
I know he was a lion. Just like to type that name. Reasons.
I thought the Cross-Eyed Bear was named Gladly.
I once ranked first names by their friendliness. Worst names were Karl or Adolf. The happiest name was Bob. You will never see someone called “Bob the Impaler”.
Hey, Bob was my pet Narwhals name, I’ll have you know.
How about Genghis Bob?
There was a Robt. E “Bobbie” Lee, though.
I’ll prostate myself later so my southern ancestors won’t turn over in their graves
Arnold Schwarzenegger (as the Terminator): “Uncle Bob?”
See post 17. I should have called it out clearer. My bad.
Then we also have Sideshow Bob from the Simpsons.
Dave Barry once wrote about Attila the Hun’s lesser-known brother, Bob the Hun:
Bob would show up with this horde outside a medieval village and say, “Listen, would you folks mind if we raped the women and stole everything and killed everybody? You would? Oh my gosh! Sorry!” And off he’d slink, very embarrassed. His was by far the lowest-ranked horde in the league.
Bob should be THE generic male name,
Instead of John
There’s a good Bob Newhart episode (the first one).
Emily becomes a member of mensa. She and Bob go to a meeting. One guy there could say anyone’s name backwards. He does it with Emily (ylime) He then asks to do it for her husband.
“OK, and what’s your name?”
“Bob”
I believe Robert E. Lee would note that much can hinge on the arrival of a letter.
I think that might be called “heroic” surgery.