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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
Post subject: Skippy
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| I realize it is somewhat off topic - why are some people referred to as
'skippy'?
It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
Who or what is "Skippy"?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
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Well, mebbe off topic, but still relevant, at least here.
Skipping, the thing kids do in play, a variation of which Chuck Berry made
look so cool, at least w/ a guitar.
But if you skip around at too late an age, or fullfil that perception, you
probably get yer ass beat regularly, and get called Skippy.
Like what happened to jmw and brink.
Skippys were also the old tennis sneaker and I believe deck sneaker on
boats--sumpn PeeWee Herman would wear.
But note Skipp-er is deferential, marine-wise, but can also be used
sarcastically, again toward the likes of a jmw or brink.
So the two marine usages probably has its own entomology.
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"David" <forgotwhy.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>I realize it is somewhat off topic - why are some people referred to as
>'skippy'?
> It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
> Who or what is "Skippy"?
> Please only genuine replies.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
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"David" <forgotwhy.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.au> schreef:
>I realize it is somewhat off topic...
We dont want that, now do we?
> It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
> Who or what is "Skippy"?
> Please only genuine replies.
Goes without saying.
I prefer "Sparky."
Whatsa sparky?
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
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In article <456dba9c$0$23531$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
"David" <forgotwhy RemoveThis @yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> I realize it is somewhat off topic - why are some people referred to as
> 'skippy'?
> It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
> Who or what is "Skippy"?
> Please only genuine replies.
Not sure if this is it or not, but Skippy is cheap dog food. 
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"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson >> Stay informed about: Skippy |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
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David wrote:
> I realize it is somewhat off topic - why are some
> people referred to as 'skippy'?
I think I know!
> It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
Not necessarily.
> Who or what is "Skippy"?
"Skippy," if I'm not mistaken, is code.
> Please only genuine replies.
What? Genuine is the status quo for replies on Usenet! What do you take
newsgroup patrons for, David???
Yes, Skippy is code for "My friend, I so wish I was like you. You are
my hero and if I live long enough and experience enough then perhaps,
one day, just maybe, I, too, can be ALMOST as cool as you!"
By way of reference, see all the posts where Brink and J Dub refer to
fellow participants in this newsgroup as Skippy. I trust you'll agree
with my response.
Yes, it's obvious that "Skippy" is code, a euphemism, if you will, for
a much too long string of complimentary text.
Don't mention it. I'm glad to help you solve this mystery in as genuine
a way as possible.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
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"David" <forgotwhy DeleteThis @yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>I realize it is somewhat off topic - why are some people referred to as
>'skippy'?
> It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
> Who or what is "Skippy"?
> Please only genuine replies.
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The nickname Skip, precursor to Skippy, of course - derives from naming a
boy after his Grandfather - skipping a generation. So, if you're named after
your Dad, you're Junior. If you are David Whatever III, you could be
nicknamed Trey or Trip, and if your Grandpa was David but your Dad was Bob,
you're Skippy.
HTH
(made all that up, but it sounds pretty good, eh?) >> Stay informed about: Skippy |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
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On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 02:51:39 +1000, "David" <forgotwhy.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com.au>
wrote:
>I realize it is somewhat off topic - why are some people referred to as
>'skippy'?
>It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
>Who or what is "Skippy"?
>Please only genuine replies.
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From Wikipedia:
Skippy may refer to:
* Skippy was a comic strip by Percy Crosby which ran from 1923-45.
* Skippy is the name of several films:
o Skippy (1931 film), based on the comic strip and starring
Jackie Cooper
o Skippy (1992 film)
o Skippy (1997 film)
* Skippy is the marsupial star of the long-running Australian
children's television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo and the animated
series Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown.
* Skippy Handelman is a character in the American television sitcom
Family Ties which aired on NBC from 1982 to 1989.
* Skippy is a commercial brand of peanut butter made in the United
States.
* Skippy and Skip are slang terms used within Australia for a person
of Anglo ethnicity, derived from the television series Skippy the Bush
Kangaroo.
* Skippy Cornflakes is a brand of corn flakes sold in Australasia by
Sanitarium
* Skippy is the name of a speaking blue Macintosh computer appearing
in the German comic strip Skippy und Inchen.
* Skippy, an Exposé clone for X11.
* Skippy was the first alien encountered in the closed Walt Disney
World Tomorrowland Attraction, Alien Encounter.
* Skippy is a child-rabbit character in the Disney animated film Robin
Hood
* Skippy is the keyboardist of the group Code of Ethics >> Stay informed about: Skippy |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
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Dnia 2006-11-29 Proctologically Violated©® napisa³(a):
> So the two marine usages probably has its own entomology.
True. Old time sailors used to say, that one should always choose the
lesser weevil.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:25:17 +0100, "Pete" <phoutstra.RemoveThis@wanadoo.nl> wrote in
misc.fitness.weights:
>"David" <forgotwhy.RemoveThis@yahoo.com.au> schreef:
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>>I realize it is somewhat off topic...
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>We dont want that, now do we?
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>> It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
>> Who or what is "Skippy"?
>> Please only genuine replies.
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>Goes without saying.
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>I prefer "Sparky."
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>Whatsa sparky?
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A sparky is an electrician. >> Stay informed about: Skippy |
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:58:58 -0600, "ranieri" <not now> wrote:
>"David" <forgotwhy.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>news:456dba9c$0$23531$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>>I realize it is somewhat off topic - why are some people referred to as
>>'skippy'?
>> It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
>> Who or what is "Skippy"?
>> Please only genuine replies.
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>The nickname Skip, precursor to Skippy, of course - derives from naming a
>boy after his Grandfather - skipping a generation. So, if you're named after
>your Dad, you're Junior. If you are David Whatever III, you could be
>nicknamed Trey or Trip, and if your Grandpa was David but your Dad was Bob,
>you're Skippy.
>
>HTH
>
>(made all that up, but it sounds pretty good, eh?)
>
That was pretty good.
And it sounded helpful. (Which should have tipped me off, inasmuch as
this is MFW, that it was made up.) >> Stay informed about: Skippy |
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
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"Bully" <bully1.DeleteThis@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote:
>David wrote:
>> I realize it is somewhat off topic - why are some people referred to
>> as 'skippy'?
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>Not "some people", just Aussies !!!
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>> It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
>> Who or what is "Skippy"?
>> Please only genuine replies.
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>http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/tv/kids/skippy.htm
Believe it or not, that show played in the USA, too. >> Stay informed about: Skippy |
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
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"JMW" <jmwilliams RemoveThis @enforcergraphics.f2s.com> schreef:
>>> It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
>>> Who or what is "Skippy"?
>>> Please only genuine replies.
>>http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/tv/kids/skippy.htm
> Believe it or not, that show played in the USA, too.
Are you kidding?
We had it over here in the early seventies, and they dubbed in the "Skippy
Song" in Dutch!
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:10 am
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"Bully" <bully1 DeleteThis @proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in message
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> David wrote:
>> I realize it is somewhat off topic - why are some people referred to
>> as 'skippy'?
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> Not "some people", just Aussies !!!
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>> It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
>> Who or what is "Skippy"?
>> Please only genuine replies.
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> http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/tv/kids/skippy.htm
yes I know about the bush kangaroo. But that doesn't quite explain the
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:18 am
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"Bully" <bully1.DeleteThis@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in message
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> David wrote:
>> I realize it is somewhat off topic - why are some people referred to
>> as 'skippy'?
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> Not "some people", just Aussies !!!
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>> It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
>> Who or what is "Skippy"?
>> Please only genuine replies.
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> http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/tv/kids/skippy.htm
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I know about the bush kangaroo - but that doesn't explain the common useage
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