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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 05:23 PM
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19. In Latin the translation of "Little Boots" is Caligula
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  -Why do y'all call Chris Matthews "Tweety?" RedShoesBlueState  Feb-06-08 04:21 PM   #0 
  - I think because of his straw-blond hair, and the way he screeches like a tweety bird when he rants.  apocalypsehow   Feb-06-08 04:22 PM   #1 
  - The big fat round head... nt  JerseygirlCT   Feb-06-08 07:18 PM   #27 
  - As I understand the misty origins of the term...  ClassWarrior   Feb-06-08 04:23 PM   #2 
  - I'm so glad you asked that question.  shayes51   Feb-06-08 04:23 PM   #3 
  - Hair color  DesertRat   Feb-06-08 04:23 PM   #4 
  - Thank you! (nm)  RedShoesBlueState   Feb-06-08 04:26 PM   #8 
  - With that huge forehead he looks like tweety the cartoon character  joefree1   Feb-06-08 04:24 PM   #5 
  - Because he's not tall enough to be called Big Bird?  Solly Mack   Feb-06-08 04:24 PM   #6 
  - Not smart enough either!  citizen_jane   Feb-06-08 04:28 PM   #10 
     - Du-zy!  rocknation   Feb-06-08 06:06 PM   #22 
  - It's his sunny nobility.  lumberjack_jeff   Feb-06-08 04:24 PM   #7 
  - Even his mouth is a little beak-ish  Maine-ah   Feb-07-08 05:43 PM   #33 
  - OMG! Twins separated at hatching! n/t  bluedawg12   Feb-07-08 05:54 PM   #35 
  - I like to think the nickname stuck because he's a birdbrain. n/t  reality based   Feb-06-08 04:26 PM   #9 
  - I always just assumed because he looks like tweety bird. You can see the resemblance below.  sandrakae   Feb-06-08 04:31 PM   #11 
  - Big, giant, yellow head; itsy-bitsy, annoying mouth. You know, like Tweety (I rooted for Sylvester).  blondeatlast   Feb-06-08 04:36 PM   #12 
  - He removed his Bush campaign button every evening and snickered  candice   Feb-06-08 04:49 PM   #13 
  - Some other DU cartoon characters  JBoy   Feb-06-08 04:59 PM   #14 
  - And don't forget Bert theTurtle.  Patsy Stone   Feb-06-08 05:55 PM   #21 
  - Inquiring minds  Mme. Defarge   Feb-06-08 05:03 PM   #15 
  - What about Little Boots?  lurky   Feb-06-08 05:10 PM   #16 
  - Little Boots=Bush... Pickles was supposedly a "pet name" he had for her  SoCalDem   Feb-06-08 05:14 PM   #17 
     - In Latin the translation of "Little Boots" is Caligula  FloridaJudy   Feb-06-08 05:23 PM   #19 
        - Aha!  lurky   Feb-06-08 05:45 PM   #20 
  - He has been seen in the company of puddy tats  NoPasaran   Feb-06-08 05:16 PM   #18 
  - IMHO........"Tweety" makes no sense.  XboxWarrior   Feb-06-08 06:15 PM   #23 
     - Okay, I read somewhere  NoPasaran   Feb-06-08 06:19 PM   #24 
     - See explanation and link in reply #4. n/t  DesertRat   Feb-07-08 05:41 PM   #32 
  - Here's a link to a glossary of DU terms/inside jokes  rocknation   Feb-06-08 06:21 PM   #25 
  - Because it rolls off the tongue easier than Fat-headed, Spit-talking Asshat.  Minnesota_Lib   Feb-06-08 07:13 PM   #26 
  - O.K., skip posts 1 through 27.  UTUSN   Feb-06-08 09:17 PM   #28 
  - I'm really surprised it took that many posts to give credit where credit is due.  BurtWorm   Feb-06-08 09:20 PM   #29 
     - Long live MWO ------------- and YOU!1 n/t  UTUSN   Feb-06-08 09:42 PM   #30 
        - And you!  BurtWorm   Feb-06-08 09:57 PM   #31 
  - Right Wing Shill is too wordy  mulsh   Feb-07-08 05:45 PM   #34 
 

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