VLVL2 (9): Moe

[Tim Strzechowski]

149.29:  "[Takeshi] winked.  'What's she been tellin' ya, Toots?' "

This comment, from Takeshi, has the verbal stylings of Moe Howard, whose use of words like "toots" and "dame" and "broad" were a staple of his (and his fellow stooges') dialogue.


Official Three Stooges Website:
http://www.threestooges.com/

http://fabfour.ncsa.uiuc.edu/nrudins/stoog.html

 
Perhaps why an author like Pynchon (who pens schlemihls so well) might be attracted to the Stooges:
" [...] Although he noted that the Stooges were "incredibly politically incorrect," Solomon illustrated the troupe's attention to current political events with clips from their movies, dealing with such themes as the Cold War, the New Deal, and even the Axis powers of World War II. 

"The Stooges - who were all Jewish - were especially sensitive to the Nazis' mistreatment of Jews, Solomon said. Their film "You Natzy Spy" was the first Hollywood production that criticized Adolf Hitler. 

"Despite their controversial material and extensive use of slapstick violence, Solomon said the Stooges appealed to audiences because they successfully toed the line between tragedy and comedy, bringing out the humor in simple acts such as slipping on a wet floor. 

"They also lightened the mood of any potentially uncomfortable situation with their own brand of Stooge humor, Solomon said. 

"In the world of Stoogedom, everybody becomes a Stooge," Solomon said before a backdrop of the Stooges inciting a cartoonish slap-fest at a high society party. [...]"

http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/93/53/14_1_m.html



And for the Stooge lover in your family this holiday season:
http://www.emerchandise.com/product/TYTTS0004/s.ty9MObzU

http://www.emilysgifts.com/3stoogesmugs.htm


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