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The Insults of Degrassi Street
Greetings.
I'm currently rewatching old episodes of Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High. (I also saw them when they were first broadcast on CBC in the late 80s/early 90s.) Two of the most common insults used by the characters on the show are "broomhead" (meaning "blockhead" or "moron") and "narbo" (meaning "square" or "uncool person"). Despite having grown up in the 80s watching a lot of Toronto-produced children's television, I don't recall ever hearing these insults used outside of the Degrassi series. Does anyone know if they were invented specifically for the show? If not, can anyone trace the etymologies?
Regards,
Tristan
V.-o Tristan Miller (en,(fr,de,ia)) >`-' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= <> In a haiku, so it's hard (7 \\ http://www.nothingisreal.com/ >
I'm currently rewatching old episodes of Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High. (I also saw them when they were first broadcast on CBC in the late 80s/early 90s.) Two of the most common insults used by the characters on the show are "broomhead" (meaning "blockhead" or "moron") and "narbo" (meaning "square" or "uncool person"). Despite having grown up in the 80s watching a lot of Toronto-produced children's television, I don't recall ever hearing these insults used outside of the Degrassi series. Does anyone know if they were invented specifically for the show? If not, can anyone trace the etymologies?
Regards,
Tristan
V.-o Tristan Miller (en,(fr,de,ia)) >`-' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= <> In a haiku, so it's hard (7 \\ http://www.nothingisreal.com/ >
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[nq:1]Greetings. I'm currently rewatching old episodes of Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High. (I also saw them when they were ...
- [nq:1]Greetings.
- I'm currently rewatching old episodes of Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High.
- (I also saw them when they were ...
- Degrassi series.
- Does anyone know if they were invented specifically for the show?
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[nq:1]Greetings. I'm currently rewatching old episodes of Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High. (I also saw them when they were ... Degrassi series. Does anyone know if they were invented specifically for the show? If not, can anyone trace the etymologies?[/nq]
I can't help you out there. I tried watching Degrassi High , but I couldn't tell any of the characters apart. They all seemed to hav
I can't help you out there. I tried watching Degrassi High , but I couldn't tell any of the characters apart. They all seemed to hav
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[nq:1]Greetings. I'm currently rewatching old episodes of Degrassi Junior High andDegrassi High. (I also saw them when they were first ... Degrassiseries. Does anyone know if they were invented specifically for the show? Ifnot, can anyone trace the etymologies? Regards, Tristan[/nq]
Hello, first off: Degrassi SUCKS! The kids are weird and random and really NOT like real teens, even when I was
Hello, first off: Degrassi SUCKS! The kids are weird and random and really NOT like real teens, even when I was
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[nq:1]For real, Rey couldn't even take on like the average American 8 year old these days. Those kids are VULGAR ... Alcoholics by like 10 or 11. Drug addicts by 11 or 12. It's WILD. At least, that's here in America,[/nq]
Yup, the US sure is a beacon of hope on this poor benighted earth.
Adrian
Yup, the US sure is a beacon of hope on this poor benighted earth.
Adrian
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[nq:1]But, I think, they are Canadian, so maybe that's why they're really odd. Like backwards or like gay (Brady-Bunch cheese gay, not Gary Taylor gay...though, I suppose they could be all of the above a la Rosie O'Donnol, Anne Heche, & Elton John) or something.[/nq]
But none of those three is Canadian!...
Come to think of it, are there many famous gay (in the G
[nq:1]But, I think, they are Canadian, so maybe that's why they're really odd. Like backwards or like gay (Brady-Bunch cheese gay, not Gary Taylor gay...though, I suppose they could be all of the above a la Rosie O'Donnol, Anne Heche, & Elton John) or something.[/nq]
But none of those three is Canadian!...
Come to think of it, are there many famous gay (in the G
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[nq:2]For real, Rey couldn't even take on like the average ... or 12. It's WILD. At least, that's here in America,[/nq]
[nq:1]Yup, the US sure is a beacon of hope on this poor benighted earth. Adrian[/nq]
Of course it is. At least we ACCEPT our ghetti, rather than using terrorism and high taxes to scare them away! The ghetti deserve a chance too! Maybe you you rich, snotty, Euros gave us s
[nq:1]Yup, the US sure is a beacon of hope on this poor benighted earth. Adrian[/nq]
Of course it is. At least we ACCEPT our ghetti, rather than using terrorism and high taxes to scare them away! The ghetti deserve a chance too! Maybe you you rich, snotty, Euros gave us s
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[nq:2]But, I think, they are Canadian, so maybe that's why ... ala Rosie O'Donnol, Anne Heche, & Elton John) or something.[/nq]
[nq:1]But none of those three is Canadian!... Come to think of it, are there many famous gay (in the Gary Taylorsense) Canadians?...only one I can think of is k d lang..r[/nq]
You forgot Melissa Etheridge who is gay, Canadian, butch lesbian mother, AND a cancer su
[nq:1]But none of those three is Canadian!... Come to think of it, are there many famous gay (in the Gary Taylorsense) Canadians?...only one I can think of is k d lang..r[/nq]
You forgot Melissa Etheridge who is gay, Canadian, butch lesbian mother, AND a cancer su
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Much as I'd like to add Melissa to the list, my sources say she's from Kansas..
Kansas?...r
Much as I'd like to add Melissa to the list, my sources say she's from Kansas..
Kansas?...r
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[nq:2]sense) You forgot Melissa Etheridge who is gay, Canadian, butch ... mom on Bobby's World I think is a lipstick lesbian.[/nq]
[nq:1]Much as I'd like to add Melissa to the list, my sources say she's from Kansas.. Kansas?...r[/nq]
Southern Manitoba.
dg (domain=ccwebster)
[nq:1]Much as I'd like to add Melissa to the list, my sources say she's from Kansas.. Kansas?...r[/nq]
Southern Manitoba.
dg (domain=ccwebster)
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[nq:2]Much as I'd like to add Melissa to the list, my sources say she's from Kansas.. Kansas?...r[/nq]
[nq:1]Southern Manitoba.[/nq]
Way southern
Melissa was born on May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas. Her father (who died in 1991) was a teacher and basketball coach at Leavenworth High School, and her mother was a computer specialist in the Army. Melissa also has an older sist
[nq:1]Southern Manitoba.[/nq]
Way southern
Melissa was born on May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas. Her father (who died in 1991) was a teacher and basketball coach at Leavenworth High School, and her mother was a computer specialist in the Army. Melissa also has an older sist
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[nq:1]Way southern Melissa was born on May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas. Her father (who died in 1991) was a ... School, and her mother was a computer specialist in the Army. Melissa also has an older sister named Jenny. http://www.angelfire.com/mi/wojtkiewicz/eth
[nq:1]Way southern Melissa was born on May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas. Her father (who died in 1991) was a ... School, and her mother was a computer specialist in the Army. Melissa also has an older sister named Jenny. http://www.angelfire.com/mi/wojtkiewicz/eth
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