# I saw this cartoon, and fell out!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 4, 2014, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998 "2014-06-04T06:14:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998/1 "2014-06-04T06:14:51Z")

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A recent [Scenes From A Multiverse.](http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd69/brujaja/2014-04-16-Everything1_zps5942ef45.jpg)

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998/2 "2014-06-04T06:25:25Z")

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I lol’ed.

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**Author:** ![Lydia\_Phalfav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@Lydia\_Phalfav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lydia_Phalfav)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998/3 "2014-06-04T12:26:26Z")

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I feel the same way when I watch shows on astronomy.

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998/4 "2014-06-04T12:56:24Z")

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Hell, even astrology baffles me completely.

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**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998/5 "2014-06-04T13:41:34Z")

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Fell out of what?

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998/6 "2014-06-04T13:46:11Z")

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Her corset.

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**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998/7 "2014-06-04T17:04:23Z")

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To “fall out” is an expression from probably the 80s. Originally, it was a military term, meaning roughly “to get out of line.” (As opposed to “fall in.”)

I learned it as pretty much short for “fall out laughing.”

Other interesting 80s slang:

“sprung” : to be in love with somebody

“drove” : to be at your wits’ end

“screamin’” : really good

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998/8 "2014-06-04T19:43:00Z")

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> [@brujaja](#):
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> “screamin’” : really good

[I thought that was why it was in his name](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orNpH6iyokI)!

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998/9 "2014-06-05T04:53:29Z")

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> [@brujaja](#):
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> To “fall out” is an expression from probably the 80s. Originally, it was a military term, meaning roughly “to get out of line.” (As opposed to “fall in.”)

And did you climb back in?

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-cartoon-and-fell-out/689998/10 "2014-06-05T21:45:21Z")

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> [@brujaja](#):
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> “sprung” : to be in love with somebody

So people just fall in love with big butts and can’t lie about them.