# “Oh the humanity”

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-humanity/828657>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 30, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-humanity/828657 "2019-01-30T03:36:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-humanity/828657/21 "2019-01-31T13:01:56Z")

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> [@icantdraw](#):
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> And that’s what I first thought of when I saw the title. I thought this might be a WKRP thread. Then, “…or maybe the Hindenburg…”
> 
> Les Nessman first, Hindenburg second.
> 
> I don’t know why I am the way I am…

I may be worse; my first thought is of Chandler Bing, reacting to Ross flirting with the pizza delivery girl by way of explaining gas to her . . .  
“Lots of other gas smells”.

It’s one of my favorite lines from _Friends_, and I didn’t even know it had been previously, famously used for comedic effect (and I’ve \*seen \*the turkey episode :smack:)

I _did_ think this would be a Hindenburg thread (but secretly \*hoped \*it would be a Friends thread).

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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-humanity/828657/22 "2019-01-31T17:01:58Z")

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I am grateful that he used the word “humanity”. Without it, we never would’ve had this classic riff from MST3K’s _Prince of Space_ episode:

“Oh, the inanity!”  
“Oh, the Japanity!”

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-humanity/828657/23 "2019-01-31T17:14:28Z")

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And a quote from The Big Bang Theory:

Amy: Well then, prepare to be terrified. If your friends are unconvincing, this year’s donations might go to, say, the Geology department.  
Sheldon: Oh no. Not the dirt people!  
Amy: Or, worse still, it could go to the liberal arts.  
Sheldon: No!  
Amy: Millions of dollars being showered on poets, literary theorists and students of gender studies.  
Sheldon: Oh, the humanities!

Yes, I got the reference and yes, I still laughed.

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