Jared Woods Feb 5, 2018
From Bart Simpson's "Eat my shorts" to Rick And Morty's "Wubba lubba dub-dub", we look at the origins of a bunch of cartoon catchphrases...
Ah yes, the cartoon catchphrase. That quote uttered by your favourite character so many times that it has pried open your skull and set up home in your everyday vocabulary. A trademark when executed at precisely the right time, it functions as the laziest punchline in existence, triggering the warm chemicals of familiarity right down into your lungs, knocking out a laugh even though you’ve heard it an immeasurable amount of times already. And before you know it, you find your voice reciting the slogan itself, dropping the phrasing into casual conversation like a winking in-joke that only those who watch the same animations as you will understand, while you scoff at those who raise their eyebrows at your inappropriate response.
From Bart Simpson's "Eat my shorts" to Rick And Morty's "Wubba lubba dub-dub", we look at the origins of a bunch of cartoon catchphrases...
Ah yes, the cartoon catchphrase. That quote uttered by your favourite character so many times that it has pried open your skull and set up home in your everyday vocabulary. A trademark when executed at precisely the right time, it functions as the laziest punchline in existence, triggering the warm chemicals of familiarity right down into your lungs, knocking out a laugh even though you’ve heard it an immeasurable amount of times already. And before you know it, you find your voice reciting the slogan itself, dropping the phrasing into casual conversation like a winking in-joke that only those who watch the same animations as you will understand, while you scoff at those who raise their eyebrows at your inappropriate response.
- 11/9/2017
- Den of Geek
Simon Brew Oct 17, 2016
We've changed the website a bit. And this we have written to you to explain ourselves...
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You humble us. We’ve been doing this site now for nearly a decade, and in that time, we’ve never met a finer bunch of readers than you wonderful people. Granted, we’re trying to put you in a good mood, but it’s true. So thank you.
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In all the time we've been going, too, we’ve only done a fundamental redesign to the site once, way back in 2012. And here we are again, four years later. We’re thus here to tell you about how we’ve ruined everything all over again.
For if all has gone to plan, you are now reading this on a redesigned Den Of Geek.
We've changed the website a bit. And this we have written to you to explain ourselves...
Dear the fine, fine, fine readers of Den Of Geek,
You humble us. We’ve been doing this site now for nearly a decade, and in that time, we’ve never met a finer bunch of readers than you wonderful people. Granted, we’re trying to put you in a good mood, but it’s true. So thank you.
Er, are you in a good mood? Let's continue, with our fingers crossed.
In all the time we've been going, too, we’ve only done a fundamental redesign to the site once, way back in 2012. And here we are again, four years later. We’re thus here to tell you about how we’ve ruined everything all over again.
For if all has gone to plan, you are now reading this on a redesigned Den Of Geek.
- 10/17/2016
- Den of Geek
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