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pdsimdars

(6,007 posts) Wed Oct 3, 2018, 01:28 PM Oct 2018

Brett "Bart" Kavanaugh

I had the idea that maybe he called himself Bart because of Bart Simpson. . . I mean, I heard he said, "I like beer." 29 times during that hearing. That is what Bart Simpson says all the time "Ummm, beer."
Just a thought.

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Brett "Bart" Kavanaugh (Original Post) pdsimdars Oct 2018 OP

nope, it's Homer that says that. RockRaven Oct 2018 #1

Supposedly the name Bart originated when he was a freshman at the.... magicarpet Oct 2018 #2

Homer Simpson, you mean. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2018 #3

RockRaven

(14,998 posts)

1. nope, it's Homer that says that.

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Wed Oct 3, 2018, 01:33 PM

Oct 2018

magicarpet

(14,167 posts)

2. Supposedly the name Bart originated when he was a freshman at the....

Reply to pdsimdars (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 01:43 PM

Oct 2018

... Jesuit prep school. One of his teachers when addressing him when he first got to know him, mixed up the name Brett and often referred to him as Bart. The boys all got a kick out of this. Brett and his buddies now commonly referred to Brett as Bart. An inside joke of sorts that caught on as his new nickname at prep school and stuck with him in his group of close prep school and college buddies.

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)

3. Homer Simpson, you mean.

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Wed Oct 3, 2018, 02:19 PM

Oct 2018

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Bart is the son.
And his high school years predate The Simpsons.

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