English
warn|neologism
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
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 pull a Homer. [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 pull a Homer 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.)
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