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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-28-08 01:20 AM
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Sorry Bobalouie, not yet!
I was going to bed until I saw this and had to post in case it wasn't here yet.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Protesters_interrupt_McCain_nuclear_proliferation_speech_0527.html
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cloudythescribbler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-28-08 06:42 AM
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1. do you mean (a) BabaBooie? (b) BabaLoo (altered form of babalao) or (c) bubbelah?
(a) sounds the closest

(b) is a signature phrase of Desi Arnaz, an altered form of babalao (a word for spiritual healer, eg in traditional Cuban culture)

(c) is Yiddish and means grandma, affectionately, like "nana"
it can also be a more generic affectionate term, often used sarcastically (a little like "kiddo"). "Bubbemeiser" means literally "grandmother's story", similar to the phrase in English "old wives' tale" ...

at any rate, I have never seen "Bobalouie" before
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BarbaRosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-28-08 09:31 AM
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2. "Hold on thar', Baba Looey, I'll do all the thinnin' around here!"
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-28-08 10:43 AM
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3. Damn! "If'n yer wait'n on me, yer wast'n time!"
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