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  • June 4, 2017 at 3:45 pm #219825
    Jonsmad
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    I was watching an episode of “Task master” on Dave, and Gregg pointed out during the VT of a task one of the contestants had said Awooga.

    He mocked them and said “thats a catchphrase from a 90s TV show”

    I smiled.

    Then they attributed the noise/word to ITV game show Gladiators.

    So I’m after some balderdash & piffle style provable etymology of the word dwarf use age pre dates it gladiatorial shouting yeah? But does it pre date dwarf? I know Craig use to use it elsewhere in the 90s too. But I want date chronology. Fastest and most correct answer to the task wins something
    Incredibly unimpressive.

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  • June 4, 2017 at 4:05 pm #219826
    Jonsmad
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    Ok so Marooned was nov 89, predates Gladiators by a couple of years
    And indeed even makes it an 80s catchphrase of sorts.

    This claims John Fasharnoo ( said in a chris Morris voice) is a git and it wasn’t even used in the first series of Gladiators then, i dont personally remember any kick up of fans at the time though myself.

    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Awooga

    Any other Awoogas of note, or is this grant naylor / hatties
    Created word. Of onamatopeia.

    June 4, 2017 at 4:11 pm #219827
    Jonsmad
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    John fasharsewho

    June 4, 2017 at 6:38 pm #219829
    Stephen Abootman
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    Reminds me of this gem from Metro: “Charles’ lazy oaf of an alter-ego Dave Lister would shout out ‘Awooga!’ during moments of peril, or when a siren was going off”

    June 4, 2017 at 7:31 pm #219830
    Jonsmad
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    Don’t you remember these great moments Stephen?

    Polymorph “Well I say let’s get out there and Awooga!!!! it”

    Holoship ” Lister to Red Dwarf. Awooga!!! We have in our midst a complete smeg pot.”

    Emo Hawk; “Change of plan…. Awooga!!!!”

    Ah such a great catchphrase.

    June 4, 2017 at 7:36 pm #219831
    Jonsmad
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    And who could forget.

    Lemon’s

    Jesus: “Would the Gladiator like to sit with me?”

    Lister “Fuck John Fashanu.”

    June 4, 2017 at 8:58 pm #219832
    Dave
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    It’s so crypto-Fashanu.

    June 4, 2017 at 9:48 pm #219833
    RickLee84
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    Clocheanu

    June 8, 2017 at 11:46 am #219850
    Ridley
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    <blockquotes>Ah such a great catchphrase.

    Only when it was used well. Easy to forget now but that first episode of series VI only had a ten minute runtime.

    June 8, 2017 at 9:12 pm #219852
    Plastic Percy
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    John, Paul, George and Fashanu.

    June 14, 2017 at 7:41 pm #219871
    Dollar Pound
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    awooga = the 90s

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