# "I wallowed in my own crapulence." **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 13, 2000, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wallowed-in-my-own-crapulence/14650 "2000-03-13T09:46:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wallowed-in-my-own-crapulence/14650/1 "2000-03-13T09:46:00Z")
I’ve been obsessing on this jewel of a quote by J. Montgomery Burns, working it into my conversation any chance I get. I get a thrill when people recognize it for what it is. * * * Voted **Best Sport** And narrowly averted the despised moniker **Smiley Master** Forward deployed until 18AUG00 ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wallowed-in-my-own-crapulence/14650/2 "2000-03-13T09:56:00Z")
Just so the record is straight, I believe it is: “…I was free to wallow in my own crapulance.” It’s classic C. Montgomery, all right! - Rick ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wallowed-in-my-own-crapulence/14650/3 "2000-03-13T16:55:00Z")
What does he say prior to that when Smithers mentions “stealing candy from a baby”? It sounds like “that sounds like a **larf** ”, although “lark” would make sense. That’s a classic episode though- “Hi everybody!” “Ho! Mer Simp son!” OK, dat was strange." ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wallowed-in-my-own-crapulence/14650/4 "2000-03-13T17:47:00Z")
No navy station there anymore but I used to wallow in _my_ crapulence in Ologapo city whenever the ship was in Subic Bay. At the dollar to peso exchange rate $20 could buy dinner and enough liquor to kill a water buffalo with enough left over for (insert preferred form of debauchery here)…another sea story 😃 Ah the memories. I could go for one of those mystery meat hot dogs they sold at the NAS Cubi Point flight line. No better hangover cure. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Propski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@Guy\_Propski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Propski)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wallowed-in-my-own-crapulence/14650/5 "2000-03-13T17:47:00Z")
It was larf. This is C. Montgomery Burns’ attempt at a witticism. Something he probably picked up in his Yale days. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Propski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@Guy\_Propski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Propski)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wallowed-in-my-own-crapulence/14650/6 "2000-03-13T17:49:00Z")
My favorite lines are from the episode where Skinner got all the kids to wear uniforms, and they started acting like zombies. I loved the game of tag Lisa and Milhouse were playing: Lisa–“Now you are the one who is it.” Milhouse (downtrodden)–“Understood.” ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wallowed-in-my-own-crapulence/14650/7 "2000-03-13T17:50:00Z")
No navy station there anymore but I used to wallow in _my_ crapulence in Ologapo city whenever the ship was in Subic Bay. At the dollar to peso exchange rate $20 could buy dinner and enough liquor to kill a water buffalo with enough left over for (insert preferred form of debauchery here)…another sea story 😃 Ah the memories. I could go for one of those mystery meat hot dogs they sold at the NAS Cubi Point flight line. No better hangover cure. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2000, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wallowed-in-my-own-crapulence/14650/8 "2000-03-14T06:03:00Z")
Padeye has it right - crapulence has nothing to do with Thomas Crapper nor the contents of his wonderful invention, but rather the Latin “crapula,” for drunk or hungover. * * * Your deep sea diving suit is ready, me brave lad. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wallowed-in-my-own-crapulence/14650/9 "2000-03-13T19:10:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Mojo: > **That’s a classic episode though- “Hi everybody!” > “Ho! Mer Simp son!” > OK, dat was strange."** Oh, gods…I can’t stop laughing…damn you Mojo, _DAMN YOU!_ * * * _Eschew Obfuscation_