Moss Wizard
The posts today about Juneteenth and marronage remind me of Bugs Bunny frequently saying “ya big maroon” as an insult. Did the writers know what they were doing, was it on purpose? I remember kids calling each other “maroon”, either assuming it was a cute way to say “moron”, or not thinking about it at all.
Jun 19 at 5:38pmWeb
Show threadDaveKazJun 19
@Moss never knew this, can’t imagine they didn’t know.
Show threadEric BonoJun 19

@Moss

It was definitely a moron euphemism. They had lots more, going further back. Humor more intended for adults originally.

Show threadEric BonoJun 19
@Moss oh, I mean about bugs really
Show threadMoss WizardJun 19
@EricBono of course the humor was meant for adults, but that doesn’t clear the air about their intentions or the consequences.
Show threadaustralopithecusJun 20
@Moss
Given what happened with poor Nimrod, I wouldn't be too surprised if it were more clever than it seems