# Bwuh? Am I in the right century?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwuh-am-i-in-the-right-century/306665>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 3, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwuh-am-i-in-the-right-century/306665 "2005-06-03T02:21:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![auntie\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwuh-am-i-in-the-right-century/306665/61 "2005-06-06T16:09:14Z")

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> [@Guinastasia](#):
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> So THAT’S how **SkipMagic** won your heart!

Well, it sure wasn’t with his cooking . . . 😉

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**Author:** ![auntie\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwuh-am-i-in-the-right-century/306665/62 "2005-06-06T16:10:25Z")

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> [@Portia](#):
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> And June Cleaver!! “OH stewardess? Can I help you? I speak jive.”

Oops, thazz right! The nun was the one singing “Respect”.

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**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwuh-am-i-in-the-right-century/306665/63 "2005-06-06T17:00:18Z")

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My favorite is in Airplane II when one of the jive guys has to testify in court; he gets up to swear to tell the truth, and the district attorney slaps him five with the Bible. 😃

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwuh-am-i-in-the-right-century/306665/64 "2005-06-06T17:10:47Z")

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> [@Windwalker](#):
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> As the bartender was coming over to me, I got up and walked out the door. Prolly shoulda tried to mess with them by putting on a pidgin English show or something, but I really didn’t feel like dealing with it.

Give ‘em the ol’ “Fuck you, you plicks.” 😉

Sorry to hear there are still those bold red neck types out there. I suppose there always will be.

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**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwuh-am-i-in-the-right-century/306665/65 "2005-06-09T07:34:40Z")

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You could say what my old girlfirend used to say - "Sir. That term offends me. I’d prefer in the future if you call me a ‘slanty eyed, rice pickin’ chink’… [dramatic pause}… or ‘Charile’ "

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