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verb to pull a Homer
- (jocular) To succeed despite idiocy.
- 1991 October 17, The Simpsons, episode 40, as shown on screen
- : Homer
- : \noun
- :: 1. American bonehead.
- :: 2. Pull a Homer --
- ::: to succeed despite idiocy.
- 1994 February 28, Gordon Craick, "Re: Alltime greatest?", <tt>alt.tv.simpsons</tt>
- : I'd usually continue this on private email, but others might wish to "pull a homer" and join in...
- : The Simpsons is about the only American show that I find regularly funny.
- 1999, Dion Turner, "Re: Is this a sign ?", <tt>alt.fan.starwars</tt>, Usenet
- : Like when Magic Johnson tripped and missed the shot in the basketball game, but slid into the cheerleaders. In essence <nowiki>'</nowiki>pulling a Homer<nowiki>'</nowiki>.
- 2000 February 15, Geoff Dias, "Re: FF7: Safe Combination", <tt>alt.games.final-fantasy</tt>, Usenet
- : iCeM@n: I'm doing something of Homer Simpson-like stupidy am I not?
- : Geoff Dias: Yep, you're pulling a Homer. You're thinking WAY too much for this.
- 2000 July 24, Riboflavin D. Monkey, "Re: Time-travelling discrepancies", <tt>alt.fan.tom-servo</tt>, Usenet
- : Anyway, I might go to the Def Leppard concert and . If you've ever seen the episode where the Simpsons go to the county fair, you'll know what I'm talking about.
- 2002 February 17, Mark Longmuir, "Re: Who the F
- K can Australia BRAG about that Winter Olympic Gold Medal !", <tt>aus.tv</tt>, <tt>aus.sport</tt> and <tt>aus.dvd</tt>, Usenet
- : But to you need to be responsible for the idiocy yourself.
- 2003 June 12, Linda "UtterlyLinda?", "Re: What's in your...", <tt>alt.fan.admiral-twin</tt>, Usenet
- : I catch myself thinking I could get him a Nickel Creek CD for Father's Day, but realizing I'd be pulling a Homer. (around our house Simpson's comparisons are frequent, and the episode where Homer got Marge a bowling ball for her birthday (with Homer engraved on it) is a classic.)
Etymology: pull, Pull meaning "do or perform" in the pattern "pull a Name". Coined in the w:The Simpsons, The Simpsons episode w:Homer Defined, Homer Defined, after the regular character Homer
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