What ith your query? #003:
So I don't have to waste my weekly Ask.Mefi question on this, do any of you know how far back this phrase goes?:
I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.
Most folks say Dodgeball. Turns out it at least goes back to Austin Powers: Goldmember. When I tried on justcurio.us, someone gave me Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion. I haven't been able to verify that one.
If you break it down, it's got a nice developmental hook: "I just threw up" works as a simple mini-gross reaction. But the recent (?) addition of the "a little bit" specificity and locational "in my mouth" gives it a tasty Farrelly-esque bit of observational juice. The problem is that it's become completely played out. I was kinda disappointed to hear Poehler adlib it in on Conan last month. But it got me thinking.
Any of you yahoos know? If not, look for #004 to document what the Ask.Mefites can scrounge up. I'm hoping it goes back to like 1939.
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I saw that Comedians Of Comedy movie on Showtime over the holiday. Good stuff. Better than the TV show.
Posted by: DOP | November 29, 2005 12:42 PM
it's funny. my grandmother was fond of saying this whenever she threw up in her mouth a little bit. she's 93. so technically, that gets it back to around 1912. no doubt she got it from her parents who were famous in the mid-atlantic region for a little traveling husband and wife act the performed on the subject.
Posted by: drd | November 29, 2005 3:20 PM
Legendary act. Paul Provenza was telling me about them the other day.
Posted by: Omar | November 29, 2005 3:46 PM