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lifefailsme October 28 2008, 10:13:01 UTC
Okay, it's driving me INSANE!

Embiggen

Is that from Futurama? I know I've heard it used before..... What show is that word from?! Ack... tellmetellmetellme!

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ushas42 October 28 2008, 17:52:11 UTC
It's from the Simpsons. The motto under the statue of the town founder is A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.

"I never heard the word embiggen until I moved to Springfield."
"I don’t know why; it’s a perfectly cromulent word."

Later:
"He's embiggened that role with his cromulent performance."

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lifefailsme October 28 2008, 19:05:20 UTC
That's right! LOL! I knew it was some animated show.... Thanks :-)

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snowgrouse October 28 2008, 19:27:20 UTC
I'm glad Ushas got there before me, because I wouldn't have actually known. I got the "click to embiggen" usage, like so many other dodgy expressions, from b3ta.com:D.

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animagiblender October 29 2008, 01:43:53 UTC
...Get ye to some illicit website, and proceed to download all the episodes of The Simpsons. Then watch, rinse, and repeate, until all of it has sunk into your subconcious and affected how you look at life, wand what decisions you make.

Seriously, if I wasn't an atheist, I'd worship the Simpsons. The second word I ever said was Bart. I've been watching them SINCE I WAS BORN.

Every day.

So good.

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snowgrouse October 29 2008, 03:18:36 UTC
I can't download them all, zomg! It's been on telly here regularly ever since it started and I know enough of its awesome, so no worries.

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