# What's the meaning of "Ross came as doodie"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2013, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-ross-came-as-doodie/677549 "2013-12-31T08:20:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blueslipper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-ross-came-as-doodie/677549/1 "2013-12-31T08:20:17Z")
What’s the meaning of “Ross came as doodie”? see context at: [http://friends.tktv.net/Episodes8/quotes/6.html](http://friends.tktv.net/Episodes8/quotes/6.html) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-ross-came-as-doodie/677549/2 "2013-12-31T08:22:19Z")
“Doodie” is another word for poop. I don’t really remember the episode, but wasn’t Ross’s costume vaguely turd-like? A potato or something? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-ross-came-as-doodie/677549/3 "2013-12-31T09:06:49Z")
[He’s supposed to be spud-nic, a pun on sputnik](https://www.google.com/search?q=ross+dressed+as+sputnik&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=uojCUr_gLuaayQHvq4CwDA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=690#facrc=_&imgrc=H9yLvYoiG1IEEM%3A%3BOTwRU_2boQF19M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.myfriendthetv.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F10%252FRoss-Sputnik.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.myfriendthetv.com%252F%253Fp%253D361%3B400%3B300), and yeah, he looks like a poop. ---
**Author:** ![QueenOfClubs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/53a042/32.png) [@QueenOfClubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QueenOfClubs)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-ross-came-as-doodie/677549/4 "2013-12-31T09:11:04Z")
I have no idea and I can’t say it has a nice ring to it. :eek: I’m so glad I don’t watch television, sometimes. Now is one of those times. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-ross-came-as-doodie/677549/5 "2013-12-31T15:51:34Z")
SPACE Doody! ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-ross-came-as-doodie/677549/6 "2013-12-31T22:06:50Z")
There was the guy who participated in an early San Diego Comic-Con, covered in peanut butter, and billing himself as “The Turd.” Got peanut butter all over everywhere. Messy as hell. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-meaning-of-ross-came-as-doodie/677549/7 "2013-12-31T23:02:29Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > [He’s supposed to be spud-nic, a pun on sputnik](https://www.google.com/search?q=ross+dressed+as+sputnik&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=uojCUr_gLuaayQHvq4CwDA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=690#facrc=_&imgrc=H9yLvYoiG1IEEM%3A%3BOTwRU_2boQF19M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.myfriendthetv.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F10%252FRoss-Sputnik.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.myfriendthetv.com%252F%253Fp%253D361%3B400%3B300), and yeah, he looks like a poop. I have to note that Phoebe really rocks that Supergirl costume.