What was the quote that George's 'pretentious' girlfriend quoted (before he said that she was pretentious). Was it real person she was quoting? Something about popenjop and mumbo jumbo?
One of George's Early Girlfriends
S03E02 The TruthretroJun 5, 2001, 1:28 AM ET10 years later6 posts by 6 posters
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Matthew Bastin writes:
That question makes me wish I had a filing system for my tapes. I think it was popinjay. But I can't remember the rest of it. I don't *think* I recognized it ( which would prove nothing, anyway) but I would sure like to see more of it. What really set him off. I think was the talk about papier mache. I note that the American Heritage Dictionary allows the pronunciation she used.
On a related note: when will people realize that silicon is an element and silicone is a plastic?
"Matthew Bastin" wrote in message news:[email]...
"Whoso belongs only to his age reverences only its popinjays and mumbo jumbos." Thomas Carlyle, 1864.
Thomas Carlyle is real (1795-1881) and is eminently quotable. i do not know whether or not this is an actual Carlyle quote.
"Eduardo Caroccio" wrote in message news:VU6T6.813$[email]...
Tommy C....
The quote your are referrring to is from the 3rd season The Truth. It was made by Patrice the pretentious , IRS related person, who was going to help Jerry with his IRS audit before George told her THE TRUTH.
"Eduardo Caroccio" wrote in message news:VU6T6.813$[email]...
above is the correct quote from the show.
the actual Carlyle quote is from "On Boswell's Life of Johnson" (1832): "Whoso belongs only to his own age, and reverences only its gilt Popinjays or soot-smeared Mumbojumbos, must needs die with it."