MrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 4 months ago21 July 2024sh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down15
arrow-up1107arrow-down1external-link21 July 2024sh.itjust.worksMrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarerobolemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60·4 months agoBack in the dark ages of the 1950s or 1960s, there was a fairly common slang initialism “BMOC” which stood for big man on campus. So this panel riffs on that with “HBOC” meaning hunchback on campus.
minus-squaregrabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoAs a fellow hunchback, I can confirm this (wish I was joking). :)
minus-squarechumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoI’ve heard BNOC recently (big name on campus)
Back in the dark ages of the 1950s or 1960s, there was a fairly common slang initialism “BMOC” which stood for big man on campus. So this panel riffs on that with “HBOC” meaning hunchback on campus.
As a fellow hunchback, I can confirm this (wish I was joking). :)
I’ve heard BNOC recently (big name on campus)