# Did I really hear that??

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-really-hear-that/31319>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 30, 2000, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-really-hear-that/31319 "2000-08-30T10:44:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-really-hear-that/31319/21 "2000-08-31T22:03:17Z")

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Ongoing hijack –

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> \*Originally posted by BunnyGirl \*  
> \*\*Isn’t that preceeded by a “she’s got these…'uge tracts of land” with hands held at a suggestive location? \*\*

That’s the one. “Tracts of land” is considered an acceptable euphemism for breasts in Plutopia. It’s much more dignified than those childish terms!

Now you may be able to decipher why the character name “Hugh Jampton” was banned (by the BBC) from the Goon Show.

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**Author:** ![Akatsukami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea666f/32.png) [@Akatsukami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akatsukami)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-really-hear-that/31319/22 "2000-08-31T22:13:16Z")

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**rocking chair** writes:

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> what kinda name is debbie for a hurricane? there is no respect there. what’s next? hurricane buffy?

Nope. The next one has to have a man’s name, beginning with “E”. Probably “Edward”, or, more familiarly, “Eddie”.

And, of course, if it moves at high speed… 🙂

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2000, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-really-hear-that/31319/23 "2000-09-01T02:30:03Z")

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just checked and the next hurricane up to “event” is ernesto. i guess that explains alberto as this year’s a hurricane. bert and ernie. good grief.

i do have dark ironic hopes for hurricane isaac however.

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**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2000, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-really-hear-that/31319/24 "2000-09-01T08:12:38Z")

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> \*Originally posted by rocking chair \*  
> \*\*i’m glad to know i’m not alone in thinking that weather forcasters have gotten a bit out of hand with weather reporting lately. i fear we will soon be hearing of the hurricane of the millenium event. thank heavens it wasn’t debbie. what kinda name is debbie for a hurricane? there is no respect there. what’s next? hurricane buffy?
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> today’s weather event report: hurricane buffy buffets margaritaville, film and album at 11.  
> \*\*

Speaking of weather talk, one of my favorite lines from Kurt Schaefer’s blooper books was the weatherman saying

"Helena got six inches last night.

Uh, Helena, **Montana** , that is." 😃

Or the nature show where the announcer says:

“Mmm…smell that derriere…That’s D-a-i-r-y A-i-r!” 😛

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