turtleriffic lingo

Evenstar227 · 11-24-2008, 03:29 PM

Do you regularly use any TMNT slang, quips, or quotes? My favorites include "spookular", "wakey wakey, wake up dude", and "cats & kittens". (Bonus points if you know where those are from!) And of course, the ever-popular "dude". Some of it is deliberate, but some is habit, since I've been watching the OT cartoon and movies since I was a kid. Anyone else do similar?

*sdp* · 11-24-2008, 03:34 PM

I stopped using "dude" around 8th grade so on 2000/2001 though I didn't say Dude because of the turtles. But around 2006 I tried to incorporate some phrases from the old show actually. Of course when I say them I"m not speaking seriously its either tongue in cheek or I'm trying to be over the top.

I haven't done it as much anymore but it used to be stuff like "exactamundo" "tubuloso" and of course "cowabonga".

Evenstar227 · 11-24-2008, 03:38 PM

Yeah, I do it to be silly, but I say these things all the time. T_T

Recently I read Shell Shocked, and ever since I say "holy frecoli" a lot, too. This has been added to the list which includes "holy guacamole" (from Mikey) and "oh my stars and garters" (from Hank McCoy). ^_^

*Coola Yagami* · 11-24-2008, 07:05 PM

I use dude alot, as well as exactamundo... just not sure if it was because of the turtles in particular.

CudleyCowlick · 11-24-2008, 08:51 PM

My vocabulary has been so influenced by the TMNT that it's not even funny. "Dude" and "Awesome" have been so deeply ingrained that I don't think I'll ever be able to stop using them. When I get particularly excited I'm likely to shout "Awesome Nova!" To which my girlfriend will usually reply... "Chevy Nova?" (God I love her)

cMac44111 · 11-24-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Evenstar227

Do you regularly use any TMNT slang, quips, or quotes? My favorites include "spookular", "wakey wakey, wake up dude", and "cats & kittens". (Bonus points if you know where those are from!) And of course, the ever-popular "dude". Some of it is deliberate, but some is habit, since I've been watching the OT cartoon and movies since I was a kid. Anyone else do similar?

Spookular- That was in the second the movie when Mikey and Keno both said pizza.

Wakey wakey, wake up dude- ?

Cats and Kittens- Hot-rodding Teenagers from Dimension X. I forget which Neutrino it was.

Admittedly, I don't have a TMNT mindset when I say my words, minus an occasional out of place here and there. "I have nightmares about birthday parties." "Tonight, I dine on turtle soup!" It's actually pretty funny when you're on a crowded bus and pretend to talk on you're cell phone and use these quotes in quck succession.

*Scandia* · 11-25-2008, 05:50 AM

"Mondo tubuloso!" is a favorite of mine.

turtlefan1 · 11-25-2008, 02:35 PM

i not sure if this counts but i find myself saying oh shell quite a lot.

Archon_Turtle · 11-25-2008, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CudleyCowlick

I'm likely to shout "Awesome Nova!" To which my girlfriend will usually reply... "Chevy Nova?" (God I love her)

You may just be adding your own twist to the line...but incase you arent...That isn't what donatello says in the movie. He says "bossa nova".

*KROW* · 11-28-2008, 08:36 PM

"Dude" is all I use and I'm pretty sure it was from watching TMNT so much.

CudleyCowlick · 11-28-2008, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Archon_Turtle

You may just be adding your own twist to the line...but incase you arent...That isn't what donatello says in the movie. He says "bossa nova".

Oh shell, you mean I've heard it wrong all these years??

This is just like how for so long I thought that line in All Along the Watchtower was "come and dig my herb" when it's actually "plow and dig my earth".

*smacks forehead*

**Machias Banshee** · 11-28-2008, 08:40 PM

I still use Dude, and about 80% of Northern New England still uses "Wicked"...

NameGoesHere1066 · 11-28-2008, 10:57 PM

sometimes I try to incoprate OT Raphael smartass quips while I'm talking to my brothers or friends just to see them go "the hell...?"

*shuriken* · 11-28-2008, 11:08 PM

"Well dudes and dudettes I'd say that's pretty much a wrap" is something I use quite often.
"Something familiar, something...from the past", is used on ocassion.
I don't think I could go a day without actually using dude at least once.
Bitchin every once in a while, but I don't think that counts...

NameGoesHere1066 · 11-28-2008, 11:43 PM

sometimes I use "any port in a storm..." or "this is getting monotonous" on ocassion . ^_^

*shuriken* · 11-30-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by NameGoesHere1066

sometimes I use "any port in a storm..." or "this is getting monotonous" on ocassion . ^_^

"This is getting monotanous"

I remember that, when Rocksteady and Bebop were superheroes. I use that quite often. Thanks for reminding me.

*Drtooth* · 12-01-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Machias Banshee

I still use Dude, and about 80% of Northern New England still uses "Wicked"...

Dude I use... Wicked and Awesome I think have run their course. Trust me, living in New England, think of 50 year old women after years of smoking croaking that out... shudder... never will you hear words get killed that fast. But cool never seems to fizzle with age.

*Cipher* · 12-01-2008, 04:26 PM

Nobody works "Holy hippo spit!" into daily situations?

*XERO* · 12-09-2008, 10:39 PM

I'm a 'I made a funny!' kinda guy.

*KROW* · 12-09-2008, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cipher

Nobody works "Holy hippo spit!" into daily situations?

Not me.

Not in that context, anyway...

11-24-2008, 03:29 PM	#1
Evenstar227 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 42 Burr Hill Rd Posts: 513	turtleriffic lingo Do you regularly use any TMNT slang, quips, or quotes? My favorites include "spookular", "wakey wakey, wake up dude", and "cats & kittens". (Bonus points if you know where those are from!) And of course, the ever-popular "dude". Some of it is deliberate, but some is habit, since I've been watching the OT cartoon and movies since I was a kid. Anyone else do similar? __________________ In the beginning...

11-24-2008, 03:34 PM	#2
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,215	I stopped using "dude" around 8th grade so on 2000/2001 though I didn't say Dude because of the turtles. But around 2006 I tried to incorporate some phrases from the old show actually. Of course when I say them I"m not speaking seriously its either tongue in cheek or I'm trying to be over the top. I haven't done it as much anymore but it used to be stuff like "exactamundo" "tubuloso" and of course "cowabonga". __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

11-24-2008, 03:38 PM	#3
Evenstar227 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 42 Burr Hill Rd Posts: 513	Yeah, I do it to be silly, but I say these things all the time. T_T Recently I read Shell Shocked, and ever since I say "holy frecoli" a lot, too. This has been added to the list which includes "holy guacamole" (from Mikey) and "oh my stars and garters" (from Hank McCoy). ^_^ __________________ In the beginning... Last edited by Evenstar227; 12-01-2008 at 02:21 PM. Reason: added guacamole & garters

11-24-2008, 08:51 PM	#5
CudleyCowlick Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 721	My vocabulary has been so influenced by the TMNT that it's not even funny. "Dude" and "Awesome" have been so deeply ingrained that I don't think I'll ever be able to stop using them. When I get particularly excited I'm likely to shout "Awesome Nova!" To which my girlfriend will usually reply... "Chevy Nova?" (God I love her) __________________ THE DARKNESS AGE IS RETURN!

11-25-2008, 05:50 AM	#7
Scandia Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,265	"Mondo tubuloso!" is a favorite of mine. __________________ Turtles fight with honor!!!

11-24-2008, 07:05 PM	#4
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,709	I use dude alot, as well as exactamundo... just not sure if it was because of the turtles in particular.

11-25-2008, 02:35 PM	#8
turtlefan1 Random Punk Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 40	i not sure if this counts but i find myself saying oh shell quite a lot.

11-28-2008, 08:36 PM	#10
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	"Dude" is all I use and I'm pretty sure it was from watching TMNT so much. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

11-28-2008, 08:40 PM	#12
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	I still use Dude, and about 80% of Northern New England still uses "Wicked"...

11-28-2008, 10:57 PM	#13
NameGoesHere1066 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: at home LOL Posts: 957	sometimes I try to incoprate OT Raphael smartass quips while I'm talking to my brothers or friends just to see them go "the hell...?" __________________ ]

11-28-2008, 11:08 PM	#14
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	"Well dudes and dudettes I'd say that's pretty much a wrap" is something I use quite often. "Something familiar, something...from the past", is used on ocassion. I don't think I could go a day without actually using dude at least once. Bitchin every once in a while, but I don't think that counts... __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

11-28-2008, 11:43 PM	#15
NameGoesHere1066 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: at home LOL Posts: 957	sometimes I use "any port in a storm..." or "this is getting monotonous" on ocassion . ^_^ __________________ ]

12-01-2008, 04:26 PM	#18
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	Nobody works "Holy hippo spit!" into daily situations?

12-09-2008, 10:39 PM	#19
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	I'm a 'I made a funny!' kinda guy. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"