The term is derived from an alternate epithet of an early California sideshow performer Oofty Goofty. The used of the epithet is a barely recognized example of the racial insensitivity that was prevalent at the time.
The term did not spread very far from it's home state.(The expression, Like The Wild Man of Borneo was probably used mostly in California.)
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choking a girl scout -
No matter what that girl scout did
That 40 year old man is in the wrong
And will be seen as the bad guy .
Due to him being older and stronger
He should show more restraint and be the bigger person and lead by example.
choking a girl scout -
No matter what that girl scout did
That 40 year old man is in the wrong
And will be seen as the bad guy .
Due to him being older and stronger
He should show more restraint and be the bigger person and lead by example.
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