I beg to differ:
Robin Williams' trademark line was "Nanu, nanu" or "Nanoo, nanoo", which was a
simple greeting like, "hello". "Neener, neener" as Rob used and described
correctly , is a childish taunt often repeated thrice and a variation of
"na-na, na-na, NA-na". This was also often accompanied by a firm "So there!"
:-)
Michael Petros
P.S. Sorry about this, listers. I couldn't help myself.
TGVHouston wrote:
> Okay, the trivia buff in me refuses to sit on my hands any longer. I waited
> for someone else to come up with the answer to the quest for origon of
> Neener-Neener... however, it seems no one else seems willing to fess up to
> the knowledge. While I console myself for actually knowing this one, I'll
> just pass on the info:
> It's from mid 70's american television show starring Robin Williams, "Mork
> and Mindy". It was one of the trademarks of his charactor.
> Off to bury this dead horse...
> Teri
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Cohn <robc@hfx.andara.com>
> To: <sinclair@matrix.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 7:51 PM
> Subject: RE: Prince & the Grail on Vision Friday Night (tonight)
>
> > ok, before this gets out of hand...
> >
> > I don't know the origin of the expression...it comes probably from some
> > adolescent oriented American tv show or movie and has made it into the
> > lexicon of some...it sounds Dave Barry-ish to me...I've heard it in many
> > different places and on the streets in conversation and occasionally in
> > e-mails...
> >
> > It's supposed to be a bit of a childish taunt, meaning basically - I have
> > something you don't...
> >
> > as I said, a bad joke, nothing to clog up this list for...
> >
> > and there, that's the first time I've ever explained an attempt at a joke
> > (only for Sinclairs, I guess)...jokes are in the moment if you get them,
> > they never survive the autopsy...as you have no doubt noticed...
> >
> > happy Friday all,
> > rob
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-sinclair@matrix.net [mailto:owner-sinclair@matrix.net] On
> > Behalf Of Ken W Sinclair
> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 11:24 PM
> > To: sinclair@matrix.net
> > Subject: Re: Prince & the Grail on Vision Friday Night (tonight)
> >
> > Good luck Rob, trying to explain this one.
> >
> > I guess there is a story behind the origin of the expression, but I don't
> > know it.
> > Ken
> > SK/Canada
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <IDL64@aol.com>
> > To: <sinclair@matrix.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 8:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: Prince & the Grail on Vision Friday Night (tonight)
> >
> > > Dear Cousin Rob,
> > > Thanks for the info about the movie. What does neener neener mean?
> >
> >
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