# "Gesticulating Wildly"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gesticulating-wildly/634701>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 14, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gesticulating-wildly/634701 "2012-09-14T15:59:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![BigNik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gesticulating-wildly/634701/41 "2012-09-17T05:28:17Z")

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I know it _should_ be Uriah Heep, but something about the way it was phrased made me instantly think of the Simpsons exchange:

“Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins.”  
“Homer Simpson, smiling politely.”

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**Author:** ![Noel\_Prosequi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Noel\_Prosequi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noel_Prosequi)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gesticulating-wildly/634701/42 "2012-09-17T06:36:14Z")

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For me, pretty much most characters played by Danny Devito when even mildly agitated.

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**Author:** ![jayarrell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@jayarrell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayarrell)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gesticulating-wildly/634701/43 "2012-09-17T07:03:47Z")

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> [@Pyper](#):
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> Ha! Same here. He’s even got the appropriate theme music to accompany wild gesticulation.

For Pyper and GreasyJack - [More Stan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUawtbNDOoE)

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