Maroon morons?

[therevjay]

I've seen several posts here and on other boards, where someone called someone else a "maroon." I thought they were misspelling "moron". But since I am in no position to criticize any ones spelling I didn't spend much time worrying about it.

But today I heard a talk show host on the radio end his description of a public figure by saying "What a maroon."

I've always thought "maroon" was a color. Sort of a dark purplish red. Has a new definition been developed? Or am I a maroon?

 

[max]

Get it right you macaroons.

 

[duppie]

You are apparently not up on your classic Bugs Bunny cartoons or Jamaican history. LOL

 

[Grayfox]

So I take it you've never watched Looney Tunes?

 

[timn8er]

I believe Mel Blanc, The Man of a Thousand Voices, used to use the term "maroon" when giving voice to Bugs Bunny. At least, that's where I remember it from. So its nothing new.

 

[Capt Steve]

Credit Bug's Bunny

The beloved rabbit of our childhood whose writers could and would often inject adult influenced humor first coined the term "What a Maroon" when dealing with an obvious moron. I know, I have waaaay too much time on my hands.

 

[snubbyfan]

I remember it from Bugs Bunny cartoons.
What A Maroon! - YouTube

 

[therevjay]

NOW I remember! Damn I am a maroon.

 

[Fishslayer]

I remember it from Bugs Bunny cartoons.
What A Maroon! - YouTube

RATS! Beat me to it....

What A Maroon! - YouTube

 

[GaryS]

The beloved rabbit of our childhood whose writers could and would often inject adult influenced humor first coined the term "What a Maroon" when dealing with an obvious moron. I know, I have waaaay too much time on my hands.

Those cartoons worked on at least two levels. While an adult could bring a kid to see the cartoons because the kid would enjoy them, it was equally true that the adult would enjoy them. Only, they'd each be laughing at a different joke at the same time.

My kids loved them and my son watches them with his son now. My son hates most of the kids stuff on TV these days because he thinks it instills the wrong values in kids.

My son was and is hypercompetitive. He was that way in sports when he was a kid and he is now in business. Tell him something can't be done and then stand back and watch him do it.

He was the only kid that kept score when he played T ball.

 

[bdsorcic]

Nah. ... Probably meant Macaroni ???

 

[wbraswell]

Here in Texas we have maroon morons, we like to call them aggies.

 

[slfree]

In junior high school I knew a kid that was not allowed to cuss. This was a tough life's choice at Pacoima Junior High in the barrio. Its where Ritchie Valens went. (La Bamba fame)
He got so mad at me one day he called me an asinine. Hell, I had to go look that up. He got me in more ways than one. Guess I'm a maroon too.

 

[ditrina]

Here in Texas we have maroon morons, we like to call them aggies.

Now THAT's COLD

 

[Rule3]

To the OP, you realize you are taking over someone else's' (not sure were the ' goes ) JOB as spell check Cop.

 

[S&WIowegan]

Here in Texas we have maroon morons, we like to call them aggies.

Spoken like a true Austin teasip!

 

[4011]

OK ! Now how do you spell the COLOR moron?

 

[indiandave]

I should've taken that left turn in Albuquerque .

 

[wbraswell]

Spoken like a true Austin teasip!

Actually, I'm no Texas Ex, but I am a Horn fan. A couple of my best friends are ags thru and thru. I just can't cut them any slack.

 

[kwselke]

Actually, I'm no Texas Ex, but I am a Horn fan. A couple of my best friends are ags thru and thru. I just can't cut them any slack.

Actually, I are an Aggie and I thought this was an Aggie joke thread. I'm disappointed.