# Two random unrelated questions . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 1, 2001, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-random-unrelated-questions/74512 "2001-08-01T19:11:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-random-unrelated-questions/74512/1 "2001-08-01T19:11:31Z")
. . . that have been bugging me for years 1. What is the purpose of a merkin? I don’t understand: do you wear it on the top of your head or on your crotch? And if the latter, why? How does it stay attached - glue? Doesn’t that hurt? 2. How do you pronounce “D’oh!” as said by, I think, Homer Simpson or maybe all of the Simpsons? I’ve never seen the show. Is it pronounced the same as “duh”? As in, “Well, duh, you moron”? Does it mean “duh”? ---
**Author:** ![therealblaze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@therealblaze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/therealblaze)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-random-unrelated-questions/74512/2 "2001-08-01T19:19:28Z")
Well here’s Cecil’s 2 cents for the question # 1 : [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_232.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_232.html) ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-random-unrelated-questions/74512/3 "2001-08-01T19:19:29Z")
1. [The Master has spoken](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_232.html). 2. It is pronounced just the way it is spelled. O as in “Go.” D as in, eh, D. Think “Doe.” ---
**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-random-unrelated-questions/74512/4 "2001-08-01T19:38:18Z")
Wasn’t he that dude on Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom? Gabe Merkin? 😃 He made Jim wrestle all the dangerous animals while he sat back and watched (or reminded us that we need insurance). What a p\*\*\*y. (hence the name?) ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-random-unrelated-questions/74512/5 "2001-08-01T19:41:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by friedo \* > \*\*2. It is pronounced just the way it is spelled. O as in “Go.” D as in, eh, D. Think “Doe.” \*\* From "Bart Gets An Elephant: Just then, Homer, Marge, and Lisa arrive in the car. ``` [Homer drives into a preserved deer statue] ``` Homer: D’oh! Lisa: A deer! Marge: A _female_ deer… ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-random-unrelated-questions/74512/6 "2001-08-01T19:42:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spritle \* > \*\*Wasn’t he that dude on Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom? Gabe Merkin? \*\* How about “Marlin Perkins”. ---
**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2001, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-random-unrelated-questions/74512/7 "2001-08-01T20:03:09Z")
Oh crap! Somebody has a lot of explaining to do. Who the heck is the Gabe fella? And why is he trying to sell me insurance? And why did he shave his crotch!?!