# Iranian scholar's amazing discovery - Tom and Jerry a Jewish plot

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**Created:** [June 10, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-scholars-amazing-discovery-tom-and-jerry-a-jewish-plot/660637 "2013-06-10T17:24:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-scholars-amazing-discovery-tom-and-jerry-a-jewish-plot/660637/1 "2013-06-10T17:24:55Z")

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[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40VFcJTIduw)

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**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-scholars-amazing-discovery-tom-and-jerry-a-jewish-plot/660637/2 "2013-06-11T03:15:47Z")

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That was … hilarious.

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-scholars-amazing-discovery-tom-and-jerry-a-jewish-plot/660637/3 "2013-06-11T18:50:40Z")

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It doesn’t make sense. First, Tom and Jerry were made by MGM, not Walt Disney. Second, why would they name the mouse “Jerry,” which is a slang term for a German?

His theory makes no sense, but I’d still like to hear what he has to say about Woody Woodpecker.