Long ago, this "DUHH" wasn't a self reflexive comment.
No, it was a vehicle for hard love, for teaching American Zen mindfulness.
"DUHHH!" And the jaw of your teacher morphed horse-like. Eyes bulging.
"DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" And the finger of your teacher pointing at HIS head.
Whatever you did, you now realize your soporific morbundity, stubbed
your toe, stayed too long at the Boodle Shop missed the market's top,
whatever,
You stand, immortal goof, surrounded by life's experts, their fingers
towards your cranium pointed, jaws dripping, eyes filled with flame,
"DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
>I thought duh was a non-homerism, see also "dur"
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 02:56
>Subject: Re: swallows & gulps
>
>
>> > > As an editor, I've always treated "doh" and "duh" as UK and US
>> variant
>> > >spellings, so it's interesting that the OED would render it in
>> > >Yanqui--Candice
>> >
>> > Hey, Candice and all, don't take my spelling as how they rendered it: I
>> > only heard this news, not saw it. So I spelt it my way. Sorry if'n I got
>> it
>> > wrong.
>>
>> Is it maybe the case that we have here two distinct semantic units?
>>
>> Homer contemplates a slug of uranium fallen at his feet: "Duh!" (rising
>> tone)
>>
>> Homer tries to read the OpEd column in The New York Times: "Doh?" (falling
> > intonation).
> >
> > Just curious ....
> >
> > Robin Hamilton
> >
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