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Jeff Raven
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Ok, I've found that a 'goober' is a:1. Peanut 2. Meat of any nut 3. a Chocolate covered peanut 4. a Gob of spit 5. a booger Anyone else ever used this term at all? a friend of mine calls himself the "Goober King"...I want to make sure he knows what a 'goober' really is... ------------------ "We are all a product of the environment we live in.... the rest, good or bad, may be free will." Charles C. Bohnam
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Jubilee McGann
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I call myself a Goober occasionally ... usually when i'm being a stupid clutz. It's hard to describe the exact definition I apply to it when i'm using it... but usually it's after i've done something really, really obviously stupid... and when I catch it finally I say "I'M SUCH A GOOBER!"Don't know if that helps at all... ------------------ If I follow you home, will you keep me?
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Cargile
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If your friend is a Hick, or a Country Bumpkin, then yes he may be a Goober.------------------ "There are always bigger tits." Qui-Gon Jinn in Mos Espa's sleaziest adult nightclub.
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Jedi Weyoun
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*Raises an eyebrow at Cargile* *L* Being from the South....*ahem*...when WE use goober, it's either in reference to a peanut--no OTHER nut--or to a person who is being goofy, or making a general fool of himself. Sometimes 'geek' could substitute...i guess. *shrugs*------------------ "Fear attracts the fearful" ([[[[[[*]}�������������������������
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Siegfried
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*looks at Jedi Weyoun*Which south are you from? I've heard it used all the time in regards to a klutzy or just a total redneck. ------------------ "Some people call me the Space Cowboy. Yeah! Some call me the Gangster of Love. Some people call me Maurice. Whoo hoo! 'Cause I speak of the Pompatus of Love!" - Steve Miller Band's The Joker
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Trinculo
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IIRC, JW is from Tenn.. I have lived in Arkansas and Texas, two southern states, and I never heard the term "goober". I use the phrase southern states in the sense of the Confederate nation. (I like the Confederate flag. The flag is very distinctive and unforgettable.)
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Tora Ziyal
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Well, I've never heard the term used in everyday life in L.A., but I have seen it as the brand of a peanut butter. ------------------ "Il est venu le temps des cath�drales Le monde est entr� Dans un nouveau millenaire. L'homme a voulu monter vers les �toiles �crire son histoire Dans le verre ou dans la pierre." --"Le Temps des Cath�drales", Notre Dame de Paris
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Coddman
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Up in Cana-Duuh, it's a gob of spit, AKA a loogie.------------------ ERROR 404 The file you requested, signature.txt, does not exist on this server.
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DeadCujo
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Isn't Goober the auto-mechanic in Mayberry?------------------ The Unknown Vulcan
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TSN
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Yes, I believe so. Or was that Gomer? No, he was on a different show, wasn't he? Pleh...Anyway, I very rarely hear the word "goober" used, but, when I do, it's usually either a peanut, or something mildly disparaging, like what Jubee said. But, as I said, I almost never actually hear it. ------------------ "If you hear only one song this year, there's something terribly wrong with you." -They Might Be Giants, "Critic Intro"
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Sol System
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It was both, TSN.------------------ "According to myth, the earth was created in six days. Now watch out! Here comes Genesis. We'll do it for you in six minutes." -- Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
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Feste
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There's also a song from the War of Yankee Aggression that has the refrain: peas, peas, peas, peas, eatin' goober peas/goodness how delicious eatin' goober peas!If you are very lucky you will never hear it because it has one of those melodies you can't forget like "Tea For Two." ------------------ "'I'm afraid there's nowhere for you to sit,' I said coldly; 'the verandah is full of goats.'" --Saki "The Guests"
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Cargile
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Being from the GEORGIA USA South, I stand firm in my Goober definition. I've seen and known enough of them.------------------ "There are always bigger tits." Qui-Gon Jinn in Mos Espa's sleaziest adult nightclub.
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Warped1701
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*agrees with Cargile* It's the same here in West Texas. Only difference between here and Georgia, is there things are green, and there are hills.------------------ "Angels and Ministers of Grace, defend us" -Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV
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bryce
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The reason I have AOL IM is to talk with some buddies from Ohio's farm country. They call me that occasionally when I harrass them. It esp. refers to cow slobber!------------------ "Everything I needed to learn in life I learned from Optimus Prime." Rule #3 : Whenever someone under you screws up make sure you teach them a lesson more so than you punish them.
[This message was edited by bryce on June 19, 1999.]
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RW
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*adds word to English vocabulary*
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Jedi Weyoun
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*grumbles* well i *still* say i've never heard it used in reference to a hick, hillbilly, or redneck....and while i *may* qualify as one or both of the first two.....if someone were EVER to call me a GOOBER their neck would be immediately wrung like a turkey, until they turned blue gasping for oxygen and pleaded to be released. I dont' care if i AM a jedi. *L*------------------ "Fear attracts the fearful" ([[[[[[*]}�������������������������
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Saiyanman Benjita
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I can't say I've ever used that term for anything that hasn't to do with peanuts and caramel, I have heard Jubilee use it on many occasions.------------------ Lancelot: I'll go Bridgekeeper: Stop! Whosoever crosses this bridge must answer me these questions three, e're the other side he see. Lancelot: Ask the questions bridgekeeper Bridgekeeper: What is your name. Lancelot: I am Lancelot of Camelot. Bridgekeeper: What is your quest Lancelot: I seek the holy grail. Bridgekeeper: What is your favourite colour? Lancelot: Blue. Bridgekeeper: Right! Off you go. Lancelot: Oh, thank you. (If you don't know, Electric Co.)
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Baloo
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"Always in motion is the English language."
--Yoda I have heard all of the above definitions (except for the cow slobber one -- *ads it to his personal lexicon*). As far as "goober" meaning a hick or redneck, there is the possibility that this usage was "coined" on "the Andy Griffith Show" (that hick-town show set in Mayberry, hereinafter referred to as TAGS). "Gomer" is used (at least in the military) to describe an innocent and ignorant person of (perhaps) limited intelligence/life experience. That usage of the term is most definitely derived from the character from TAGS (and later -- surprise! -- from "Gomer Pyle, USMC".) Just my 2% of a dollar. ------------------ "He's dead, Jim." "You find his car keys, I'll get his wallet!" www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/8641/ [This message was edited by Baloo on June 20, 1999.]
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zilla
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the goober should ONLY be used to make fun of someone outta love. They could be clutzy, funny, or just plain silly. bryce is a major goober. Goobers are also those chocolate thingys... so I'm thinking a goober is a nutty person... but is also kinf of sweet.
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bryce
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Unfortunately, when she has called me this before she sounded really upset! ------------------ "Everything I needed to learn in life I learned from Optimus Prime." Rule #4 : Never mention your girlfriend to anyone until your romantic reunion. You'll both get a laugh at their amazed faces.
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