lemon party

[Jonathan Lighter]

That episode's a real, real oldie, isn't it?  Or is it a different one
with a simliar title?

JL

On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Ben Zimmer
<bgzimmer at babel.ling.upenn.edu>wrote:

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> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >
> > Ben, it was "Archer."
>
> Ah, figures. The line "More like Lemon Party Chairman!" appeared on
> the season finale on Apr. 21:
>
> http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/04/21/archer-season-finale-double-trouble/
>
> And the Simpsons reference was in the Jan. 16 episode, "Flaming Moe."
> Here's a clip:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jftig3yHP8
>
> --bgz
>
>
> > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Ben Zimmer wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I don't know what cartoon Jon's friend was watching, but "lemon party"
> >> has received a boost of attention this week because Jon Stewart
> >> mentioned it on "The Daily Show" on Monday. He was talking about Rick
> >> Santorum's "Google problem," and offered a "Google break" so viewers
> >> unfamiliar with Dan Savage's notorious appropriation of "Santorum"
> >> could learn about it. He then said, "Santorum might as well change his
> >> name to 'lemon party.' Go ahead, Google that, I'll wait."
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-may-9-2011/indecision-2012---good-luck-motherf--kers-edition---blather-for-elephants
> >> (starting at about 1:40)
> >>
> >> --bgz
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >> >
> >> > A friend called long distnace to ask the meaning of this phrase, which
> he'd
> >> > heard on his favorite television cartoon. He was mystified and so was
> I, so
> >> > I made inquiry of another friend, chosen at random.
> >> >
> >> > He confessed having heard "lemon party" a few years ago, from Mr.
> Burns
> >> > of _The Simpsons_, but had no idea what it meant either.
> >> >
> >> > UrbanDictionary instantly revealed that the meaning is (I'm
> >> > paraphrasing) "an orgy of unclothed, elderly homosexual men."
> >> >
> >> > The term seemingly derives from the name of an internationally popular
> >> > website featuring on-the-spot pictures of such events. My good sense
> and
> >> > powers of imagination kept me from going there.
> >> >
> >> > But here's the point: in bronto days, when I was a lad, we didn't feel
> >> the
> >> > lack, so obvious in retrospect, of a handy designator for that
> particular
> >> > referent.
> >> >
> >> > Why was that?
> >> >
> >> > JL
> >> >
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