IVIV (8): Scott Oof
rich
richard.romeo at gmail.com
Wed Sep 30 09:57:12 CDT 2009
classic Miles tune 'Right Off' from Jack Johnson LP released, yes, in 1970
Rich
On 9/30/09, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Kevin Troy <kevin.troy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If Scott's last name is Oof, doesn't that make Doc's aunt's name Reet Oof?
>
> Ah ...
>
>> Sounds like a heavily-accented pronunciation of "write off." (I might
>> be stretching my ear hear -- whaddya think?) As in, we couldn't move
>> the shipment before it spoiled, so we had to write it off. Nah, the
>> insurance wouldn't let us file a claim -- they said that spoilage is
>> an inherent vice of kreplach.
>
> Kreplach!
>
>
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