MrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 8 months ago21 July 2024sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1122
arrow-up1122image21 July 2024sh.itjust.worksMrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 8 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarerobolemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61·8 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-up7·8 months agoAs a fellow hunchback, I can confirm this (wish I was joking). :)
minus-squarechumbalumberlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 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)