# M \_\_ N \_\_ R \_\_ H **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965 "2006-07-25T15:34:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965/21 "2006-07-25T23:58:48Z")
Monarch was my first thought seeing the thread title. Of course, now I’m wondering if it might be Mr. North. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965/22 "2006-07-26T03:49:07Z")
Or the Yiddish form of crap: manureh 😛 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965/23 "2006-07-26T13:31:58Z")
Or My Norah. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965/24 "2006-07-26T14:51:05Z")
Or it cold be “ **Me North** … you Fawn Hall”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965/25 "2006-07-26T15:58:25Z")
Or people who dig for coal, as pronounced with a lisp: minerth. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965/26 "2006-07-26T16:26:08Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] Or people who dig for coal, as pronounced with a lisp: minerth. [/QUOTE] You should have stopped after your first suggestion, which made me laugh. This was more, uh, :rolleyes: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965/27 "2006-07-26T17:41:00Z")
What’s to say it’s not some Gaelic/Celtic surname like: McNorth McNorah McNerch McNarah McNurch McNarph I could go on and on more even… **twickster** , was there any sort of clue for this entry? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965/28 "2006-07-26T19:38:22Z")
Yeah, there was a clue. It was a cryptic clue. I have sent the puzzle back and don’t recall exactly what it was. The answer was menorah. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965/29 "2006-07-26T19:58:43Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] McNarph [/QUOTE] Isn’t that what McPinky says? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965/30 "2006-07-26T20:00:55Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] Isn’t that what McPinky says? [/QUOTE] It may well be, but I have no clue. Is McPinky a harelipped dog maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965/31 "2006-07-26T20:05:16Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Is McPinky a harelipped dog maybe? [/QUOTE] The [cartoon character](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinky_and_the_Brain) Pinky, currently being celebrated in Cafe Society because of some newly released DVDs, says “narf” a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965/32 "2006-07-26T20:20:16Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] The [cartoon character](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinky_and_the_Brain) Pinky, currently being celebrated in Cafe Society because of some newly released DVDs, says “narf” a lot. [/QUOTE] I apologize for my ignorance. Thanks for the info. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-__-n-__-r-__-h/365965.md?page=1)