In-jokes grow old quickly July 17, 2001 1:55 PM Subscribe
I, for one, and ZippitySick of ZippityBop.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Will you join my crusade to whack ZippityBopsters upside the head with 2x4s?
posted by darukaru at 2:04 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by darukaru at 2:04 PM on July 17, 2001
I hate those damn ZippityBoppers. They're cause of all this trouble. Get 'em.
posted by rodii at 2:28 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by rodii at 2:28 PM on July 17, 2001
Zippity DON'T YOU PEOPLE HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO WITH YOUR TIME?
posted by ZippityBOP at 2:29 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by ZippityBOP at 2:29 PM on July 17, 2001
Not ZippityBop™, just ZippityBop.
*whew!*
(get away from me with that board, darukaru...)
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 2:29 PM on July 17, 2001
*whew!*
(get away from me with that board, darukaru...)
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 2:29 PM on July 17, 2001
I'M ANGRY NOW...
posted by ZippityBOP at 2:31 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by ZippityBOP at 2:31 PM on July 17, 2001
aw geez, he's using <font size=10>, get back from the righteous power of ZippityBOP!
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 2:35 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 2:35 PM on July 17, 2001
And when you persecute one ZippityBOP, all members of class Zippity "x" are persecuted.
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 2:36 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 2:36 PM on July 17, 2001
Trying to get back on track, I am also sick of it, and was actually about to make a post regarding "secret phrases of the a-list" (those being "zippity bop" and "_______, I'm sorry to hear your cat died") in the hopes that someone would explain them.
Let me in, o secret sect, let me in! Is no one sorry to hear that my cat, named Zippity Bop!, has died?
posted by smeat at 2:38 PM on July 17, 2001
Let me in, o secret sect, let me in! Is no one sorry to hear that my cat, named Zippity Bop!, has died?
posted by smeat at 2:38 PM on July 17, 2001
Zippity BOP™
It's Zippity! It's BOP! It's Zippity BOP™!
Yes, Zippity BOP™, the toy sensation that's sweeping the nation. Only $14.95 at particpating stores!
Get one Today!
Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, humorless curmudgeons and children under 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to Zippity BOP™.
Caution: Zippity BOP™ may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.
Zippity BOP™ contains a liquid core, which, if exposed due to rupture, should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at.
Do not use Zippity BOP™ on concrete.
Discontinue use of Zippity BOP™ if any of the following occurs:
- Itching
- Vertigo
- Dizziness
- Tingling in extremities
- Loss of balance or coordination
- Slurred speech
- Temporary Blindness
- Profuse sweating
- Heart Palpitations
Zippity BOP™ may stick to certain types of skin.
When not in use, Zippity BOP™ should be returned to its special container and kept under refrigeration...
Failure to do so relieves the makers of Zippity BOP™, Wacky Products Incorporated, and its parent company Global Chemical Unlimited, of any and all liability.
Ingredients of Zippity BOP™ include an unknown glowing substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.
Zippity BOP™ has been shipped to our troops in Saudi Arabia and is also being dropped by our warplanes on Iraq.
Do not taunt Zippity BOP™.
Zippity BOP™ comes with a lifetime guarantee.Zippity BOP™:
ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES!
posted by bradlands at 2:41 PM on July 17, 2001
I am indeed sorry to hear that your cat has died.
See here for insight into the double-secret phrases of MeFi.
I am still the one true Zippity Bop™.
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 2:42 PM on July 17, 2001
See here for insight into the double-secret phrases of MeFi.
I am still the one true Zippity Bop™.
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 2:42 PM on July 17, 2001
Troll, move along...
posted by ZippityBOP at 2:49 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by ZippityBOP at 2:49 PM on July 17, 2001
hey! who are you calling a troll?!?
*takes darukaru's 2x4 and whacks ZippityBOP.*
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 2:51 PM on July 17, 2001
*takes darukaru's 2x4 and whacks ZippityBOP.*
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 2:51 PM on July 17, 2001
If I listen very carefully, I can just hear jpoulous bursting into flames.
posted by Skot at 2:53 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by Skot at 2:53 PM on July 17, 2001
*penitently hands 2x4 to ZippityBOP*
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 2:59 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 2:59 PM on July 17, 2001
*drools unconscious-like*
posted by ZippityBOP at 3:02 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by ZippityBOP at 3:02 PM on July 17, 2001
SWEET BABY JESUS, WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?!?
WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?!?!?!?!?
*weeps*
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 3:04 PM on July 17, 2001
WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?!?!?!?!?
*weeps*
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 3:04 PM on July 17, 2001
OK, OK, I'm here to break it up...
posted by ZippitySTOP! at 3:10 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by ZippitySTOP! at 3:10 PM on July 17, 2001
Except without the cats, the animation, or the entertainment.
posted by solistrato at 4:06 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by solistrato at 4:06 PM on July 17, 2001
ZippityBop actually calls to mind these weird toys we had called Hippity Hops when I was a kid. Giant ball type things you sat on and bounced around, giving the impression to long-distance observers that you were perhaps a mortally wounded Fatty Arbuckle bouncing his last. Either that or a poor unfortunate with a grossly untended goiter in the shape of Donald Duck. Except that the goiter in question would be growing out of your ass.
Donald Duck Ass Goiter, btw, is a thriving punk band and is available for high school proms and children's parties.
uh oh, now I'm having Sit'n'Spin flashbacks. wo-o-o-ah!
posted by Kafkaesque at 4:32 PM on July 17, 2001
Donald Duck Ass Goiter, btw, is a thriving punk band and is available for high school proms and children's parties.
uh oh, now I'm having Sit'n'Spin flashbacks. wo-o-o-ah!
posted by Kafkaesque at 4:32 PM on July 17, 2001
zippity bop is for the c-list, not the a-list. or maybe it's the z-list?
posted by chaz at 5:19 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by chaz at 5:19 PM on July 17, 2001
I bought a hippity hop for my stepson when he turned 5. He couldn't have cared less. It broke my heart. :-(
posted by jpoulos at 6:09 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by jpoulos at 6:09 PM on July 17, 2001
I'm guessing that a Hippity Hop is the what was a Space Hopper over in the UK. I loved mine!
They are a joy to use and I think they will one day be appreciated as the ultimate form of urban transport ever invented ever ever ever.
They're much better than the nowadays ubiquitous shiny-silver-folding twat scooters and spawned one of the best rhyming couplets ever.
Oh my word. I just googled space hopper to get the above link and there's a fetish site and the answer to this question: What's got 35 steps, 80 glasses, a christmas tree, 40 horns, and bounces?
posted by davehat at 6:28 PM on July 17, 2001
They are a joy to use and I think they will one day be appreciated as the ultimate form of urban transport ever invented ever ever ever.
They're much better than the nowadays ubiquitous shiny-silver-folding twat scooters and spawned one of the best rhyming couplets ever.
Oh my word. I just googled space hopper to get the above link and there's a fetish site and the answer to this question: What's got 35 steps, 80 glasses, a christmas tree, 40 horns, and bounces?
posted by davehat at 6:28 PM on July 17, 2001
I'm glad my meme has propagated so well.
I would hate for it to become a Zippity FLOP!
posted by daveadams at 6:51 PM on July 17, 2001
I would hate for it to become a Zippity FLOP!
posted by daveadams at 6:51 PM on July 17, 2001
Why isn't there a Zippity Shop so that I can buy a Zippity Top?
posted by fidelity at 7:07 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by fidelity at 7:07 PM on July 17, 2001
ubiquitous shiny-silver-folding twat scooters
My oh my. I've never heard of women scooting on their... you know... before. Things must really be different over there in the UK.
posted by kindall at 8:03 PM on July 17, 2001
My oh my. I've never heard of women scooting on their... you know... before. Things must really be different over there in the UK.
posted by kindall at 8:03 PM on July 17, 2001
kindall: Hmm, see what you mean, didn't read through like that when I wrote it...
Um, I didn't mean, um, you know, what you're mentaly picturing (you freak), I meant the Nathan Barley (see tvgohome for definition) transportation devices that were super cool for 15 minutes when they cost $400 mail order and only twelve 20-something year old CEOs had one, but nano seconds later deemed yesterdays news because you could get them free with 6 tokens off a packet of cornflakes and your kid brother had one.
Space Hoppers, on the other hand, remain cool no matter what.
posted by davehat at 8:37 PM on July 17, 2001
Um, I didn't mean, um, you know, what you're mentaly picturing (you freak), I meant the Nathan Barley (see tvgohome for definition) transportation devices that were super cool for 15 minutes when they cost $400 mail order and only twelve 20-something year old CEOs had one, but nano seconds later deemed yesterdays news because you could get them free with 6 tokens off a packet of cornflakes and your kid brother had one.
Space Hoppers, on the other hand, remain cool no matter what.
posted by davehat at 8:37 PM on July 17, 2001
So there!
[hat suddenly realises he isn't correctly positioned in life to assert notions of coolness and retreats back to safety of life viewed through Amberview™ glasses]
posted by davehat at 8:45 PM on July 17, 2001
[hat suddenly realises he isn't correctly positioned in life to assert notions of coolness and retreats back to safety of life viewed through Amberview™ glasses]
posted by davehat at 8:45 PM on July 17, 2001
This zippity stuff is starting to grate, but zippity pong, I liked.
posted by davehat at 9:47 PM on July 17, 2001
posted by davehat at 9:47 PM on July 17, 2001
BIG WHEELS! BIG WHEELS! WHEEE!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 1:40 AM on July 18, 2001
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 1:40 AM on July 18, 2001
Shit, Connie Chung really hit the wall.
posted by dong_resin at 1:52 AM on July 18, 2001
posted by dong_resin at 1:52 AM on July 18, 2001
There is no Zippity Bop™.
posted by iceberg273 at 6:20 AM on July 18, 2001
posted by iceberg273 at 6:20 AM on July 18, 2001
*cries*
posted by ZippityBOP at 7:24 AM on July 18, 2001
posted by ZippityBOP at 7:24 AM on July 18, 2001
There is no Zippity Bop™.
WHY!...YOU!....I!.........
*blip!
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 9:19 AM on July 18, 2001
WHY!...YOU!....I!.........
*blip!
posted by Zippity Bop™ at 9:19 AM on July 18, 2001
I think my esteemed colleague Jeremy was referring to "asscapers", a delightful addition to any salad or a zesty crowd pleaser on casseroles.
posted by Kafkaesque at 1:50 PM on July 18, 2001
posted by Kafkaesque at 1:50 PM on July 18, 2001
Hmm, I thought Asscapers was a gay por--
Oh, nevermind.
posted by bradlands at 2:03 PM on July 18, 2001
Oh, nevermind.
posted by bradlands at 2:03 PM on July 18, 2001
Hmm, I thought Asscapers was a gay por--
why do you think they're a delightful addition to any salad?
posted by Kafkaesque at 2:14 PM on July 18, 2001
why do you think they're a delightful addition to any salad?
posted by Kafkaesque at 2:14 PM on July 18, 2001
*is confused*
posted by TheAverageMefite at 8:03 PM on July 18, 2001
posted by TheAverageMefite at 8:03 PM on July 18, 2001
It's a floor wax!
It's a dessert topping!
It's a floor wax *and* a dessert topping -- it's...
ZIPPITY MOP! (tm)
(Oh, and "new Wizzo Butter tastes exactly like a dead crab!")
I'll Zippity Stop, now.
posted by metrocake at 10:17 PM on August 1, 2001
It's a dessert topping!
It's a floor wax *and* a dessert topping -- it's...
ZIPPITY MOP! (tm)
(Oh, and "new Wizzo Butter tastes exactly like a dead crab!")
I'll Zippity Stop, now.
posted by metrocake at 10:17 PM on August 1, 2001
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posted by jpoulos at 1:55 PM on July 17, 2001