I know I'm not the first to notice this, but Moe often calls Marge by the name Midge, such as in Lisa on Ice and in Bart the Mother. My question is, is Midge a short form of Marge or Marjorie, or is Moe just mistaken about Marge's name?
Midge vs. Marge
Oct 16, 2002, 12:17 PM ET53 posts by 18 posters
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Moe is just mistaken.
"Gregory William Bair" wrote in message news:aok3ev$euk$[email]...
name Midge, such as in Lisa on
Marge or Marjorie, or is
He is just nervous and says her name wrong, he calls her other names too.
That's true. Moe always had a crush on Marge.
"Thomas J. Paladino Jr." wrote in message news:3Jnr9.10329$[email]...
too.
homer was flashing his money around like a teenage arab, he brought me this watch, i felt bad cause i was always tryin to score with his wife..........
and so on
Wasn't there an episode where Moe called her Nitzi? :)
"Uniblab" wrote in message news:3dae17e5$[email]...
nup, thats from 4F19 "homer's enemy" when marge tried to get personalized plates, this was one plate that was available
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Uniblab wrote:
That sounds like that unintelligible thing the guy who appears in the sky in *Mortal Kombat* says ("Nicksie!!!"?).
Is it actually "Mitzi"? Keeping with the whole "M" thing.
Michael Morbius wrote in message news:apl0dd$85v$[email]...
"R H Menzel" wrote in message news:3dc4550d$[email]...
I knew a Mitzi once.
No, twice...
its TOASTYYYY
lol really thats what he says
- Thomas J. Paladino Jr. (Thu, 17 Oct 2002 00:43:43 GMT):
And Maude, let's not forget. Maybe he has a thing for women whose names begin with "M" and are five letters long. We'll call it penta-m-mania.
"JD44-C84X" <jd44-c84x> wrote in message news:[email]...
So does Homer, he liked 'M'aude too and is married to a 'M'Arge......
Like "Blanche."
Gregory William Bair wrote:
That reminds me of something - I saw a British Sky One version of "Bart The Mother" and Moe�s "Midge"(just the single word) was cut for some strange reason. Now what is this? A censorship cut?
Chris
"Chris Pfeiler" wrote in message news:[email]...
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There's nothing nasty about the word "midge" in Britain--unless you're a walker. :) (Midges are biting flies.)
Mark Wilden wrote:
I know what midges are. But why is it cut in the British version? I always thought they cut just swear words and violence.
Chris
"Chris Pfeiler" wrote in message news:[email]...
I was explaining a nonreason for it being cut, in case any non-Brit thought that "midge" might be a nasty word in that country. For example, in Britain, you don't keep your midge repellant in your fanny pack. :)
"Mark Wilden" wrote in message news:[email]...
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Yeah 'fanny' means something comepletely differant to what it does over the pond.
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"Liam Devlin" wrote in message news:[email]...
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You're going to have to formulate a coherant question to precede your question marks if you want an answer :oP
"Blues Punk" wrote in message news:Ss%r9.247$OC2.21878@wards...
over the
question marks if you want an
Isn't the poster's question clear?
In the U.S., "fanny" means "bum." In the U.K., it means "pussy." Ventral, rather than dorsal, don't you know.
"Mark Wilden" wrote in message news:[email]...
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Yes pretty clear -- I'm just an awkward, sarcastic fucker :oP
Thank you, Mark.
Ooooh, that's very different:-)
This gives a whole new slant to the term "fanny pack".
In alt.tv.simpsons, on the "Re: Midge vs. Marge" thread, Mark Wilden wrote:
In the US, it can also be a proper name. (Seriously. I had an Aunt Fanny, and there's a candy maker called Fanny Farmer.) I'll bet vacationing in the UK is an interesting experience for these people.
So what does "Marge" mean in the UK ??
"Dwacon Texas Rancher" wrote in message news:xoKs9.263267$[email]...
Well you could be called Marge if your proper name is Majorie or Margret. Although it can also be a short name for margarine.
I wonder of author Fannie Flagg is well known in the UK.
On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 17:46:33 GMT, "Dwacon Texas Rancher" wrote:
Fanny was once a common UK girl's name as well - the heroine of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park was IIRC Fanny Price.
"Dwacon Texas Rancher" wrote in message news:xoKs9.263267$[email]...
Margarine.
"Marge" (short for Marjorie?) has always seemed an archtypical American name to me. Like Midge, come to that. And Millie and Madge. ("These...are the girls...of the...U...S Aaaaaaa...")
On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 08:06:10 -0700, "Mark Wilden" wrote:
Oh come now, a few decades ago Marjorie and its many variations were among the commonest UK girls' names. To The Manor Born, for instance? And Madge is just another contraction of the same root, certainly common enough here up north among the older generation.
"Tan Coul" wrote in message news:[email]...
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Yes, but Marge?
I haven't seen that show (if it's a show).
Thanks for the correction!
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 14:52:15 -0700, "Mark Wilden" wrote:
Just about everyone I know has an Auntie Marge - again it may be a NW England thing but it's certainly common here.
Classic late 70s/early 80s UK sitcom starring Penelope Keith
Any time :-) Out of interest are you US or UK based (or elsewhere?)
"Tan Coul" wrote in message news:[email]...
I'm a British citizen who was born in Canada and has spent most of his life in the U.S. :)
The *really* strange thing is that "Peg" is short for "Margaret"!
Tan Coul wrote:
"Margot"? That's a variation of "Margaret"; unless I'm thinking of the same actress's character on *The Good Neighbours*.
Fanny,
the
Heheee..... "Fanny Farmer" Gotta love it.
Brit: Where do you work?
American: Why, I'm an executive at Fanny Farmer.
Brit: Indeed. [suspiciously] What exactly do you do there.....
-T
"Benjamin Robinson" wrote in message news:[email]...
In the UK, too. Remember Fanny Hill? :)
I suspect Brits' reaction to "Fanny" would be similar to our reaction to "Dick."
Hey, don't badmouth our Veep!
I have to make an exception to this. Being an American I suspect an Englishman's reaction to fanny would be the OPOSITE reaction I would have to dick.
Mark Wilden wrote in message news:[email]...
Or "Willy"!
"Free Willy!"
Liam Devlin wrote in message news:[email]...
Exactly how much is this free Willy?
Fanny Mae chocolates are very popular in the midwest US. ...mmmmm fanny mmmm....
[email] wrote:
Is there really a brand called "Fanny Mae"? "Fanny Mae" is the nickname for FNMA, Federal National Mortgage Association. Their bonds are routinely called "fannies", which must make the Brits convulse with laughter.
There are also "Freddies" (or Freddie Macs), FHLMC, & "Ginnies", GNMA.
There'bonds' are 'fannies' what is this Alt.Sex.Bondage. ;)
We got no alternative meanings for those. Although there might me some people who call a round of gin, ginnies, probably when they are well drunk though. ;)
Yep. Fannie Mae is a very popular candy/chocolate brand in the Midwest (also associated with Fannie Farmer on the West Coast). The candy, which is sold in freestanding stores, is more upscale than Hershey's but less upscale than Godiva. They also make huge buttercream eggs at Easter, which crack me up- a pound of buttercream chocolate in a colored/white chocolate shell.
Benjamin Robinson wrote:
"Galore. Fanny Galore."
Mark Wilden spewed:
Oh, stop dicking around, you dickhead
Gregory William Bair <gbair @ steel.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote:
I believe it's both. I think "Midge" is short for "Marjorie" plus Moe is mistaken. Technically Moe is not incorrect in that case; it's like someone calling me "Mick" even though I normally call myself "Mike." They both mean "Michael." But Marge would probably prefer to be called "Marge."
"One is my name. The other is not."--Data, after Dr. Pulaski pronounces his name "Datta" and asks what the difference is if both pronunciations mean the same thing (*Star Trek*).
"Michael Morbius" wrote in message news:apl0al$85v$[email]...
Data should have showed Pulaski what Tasha Yar saw...
Enyawd wrote:
His "jewel"?