BS: De, de, de!

Subject: De, de, de!
From: Bert
Date: 08 Aug 02 - 02:24 AM

Just when I was rejoicing that those pathetic AIR QUOTES were dying out, we have a new conversational annoyance.

People now are inserting nonsense syllables such as 'Blah, blah, blah' or 'De, de, de' to denote left out portions of a dialog.

Subject: RE: BS: De, de, de!
From: Blackcatter
Date: 08 Aug 02 - 02:37 AM

Probably started with "Yadda, Yadda, Yadda" on Seinfeld.

Subject: RE: BS: De, de, de!
From: Kaleea
Date: 08 Aug 02 - 03:02 AM

Yes, we should use the more gramatically correct versions such as the one which helped make a career for the late great Yul Brenner, "et-cet-uh-rdrdrah, et-cet-uh-rdrdrah, et-cet-uh-rdrdrah!" (be sure to "flip" the r correctly)

One of my personal fav non-words is Homer Simpson's "Doh!" which my youngest nephew began to quote at age 8 & 9, & still uses at 13. Ah, what marvelous behaviors our younger generation can learn from television.

Subject: RE: BS: De, de, de!
From: Fortunato
Date: 08 Aug 02 - 03:58 PM

"...Blow up your TV..." John Prine.

Subject: RE: BS: De, de, de!
From: smallpiper
Date: 08 Aug 02 - 07:50 PM

Here'some dinamite duh!