Bam Thank You

[Kong]

My girlfriend and I are arguing about the first word in the phrase "_______, bam thank you ma'am."

We agreed to let the popular RU opinion settle the disagreement. So what is the most common full phrase?

[joz]

I've only heard it as "Slam! BAM! Thank you ma'am."

[samejamesbond]

I've only heard it with slam.

[Kugyince]

Wham, bam, thank you ma'am.

[Dudebro]

Wham, bam, thank you ma'am.
This is the correct answer.

[sabby]

Wham, bam, thank you ma'am.

This is the only way that I have heard it.

[Kugyince]

Perhaps it's a generation gap thing?

Kong, are you dating fifteen-year-olds again?

[joz]

Well I'm 26 and I've heard it as "slam bam". How old is "wham bam?"

[count100]

I agree with Tenser and Sabby its Wham. That's the only way I have heard it as well.

[Dudebro]

A quick google search of both shows Wham is the most common. If urban dictionary lists it then it must be true, right?

[DrunkN]

I've never heard of this in my life.

[Slime Slayer]

I've never heard of this in my life.
what?! i say it loud and clear everytime i leave your moms place.

[DrunkN]

Is that why I keep finding keep finding Rainbow Bright boxers in the wahser?

[Slime Slayer]

Is that why I keep finding keep finding Rainbow Bright boxers in the wahser?

yeah, throw those in the dryer would'ja?

[DrunkN]

Too late, I already did the environment a favor and burned em.

Where did this crazy expression come from anyways?

[Dudebro]

It probably came from an 80s movie. Most lame sayings have their start in there.

[RU Joe]

DB:
It probably came from an 80s movie. Most lame sayings have their start in there.
In this case you are right about the 80's, but not the movie part.
Actually it was Kermit The Frog
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/29/36759033_b1622bced2.jpg

who said it first about that one girl he adores so much,
http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/celebrity-pictures-miss-piggy-hotter-talented.jpg

and the actual quote was
'HAM, bam, thank you Ma'am.'

[Dudebro]

Not to poke holes in your theory but I thought Kermit didn't like Piggy that much and she was obsessed with him?

[tanc24]

Wham it is.

[Winnebagel]

I agree. I have only ever heard it beginning with "wham!".

[TrakMastaTom]

Uhhh, you don't need us to be the authority when we have the only authority that matters.

"Wham, bam, thank you ma'am!

Case closed, fools.

[Dudebro]

I agree, case closed. I disagree with being called a fool though.:teeth:

[oasis]

what?! i say it loud and clear everytime i leave your moms place.

Funniest thing I have read/heard all day.:clap:

[Dudebro]

You need to get out more.

[AK Bullet Storm]

Wham, bam, thank you ma'am.


That is the only way I've ever heard that phrase. And as to what the origin, I'm not sure if this is the first apperance of the phrase but, I first heard it sung by David Bowie in his song "Suffragette City." The year was 1976 when the single was released.

[Kong]

:beat-up: Well, a fat lot of help you guys were. You are supposed to be on my side no matter what. :at-wits-end:

I thought it was slam bam than you mam.

[joz]

Dudebro's google search of this states that "wham" is more common. Tenser said that it may be a age gap thing. Perhaps it's just that the younger members here in RU just didn't respond as much as the older guys did. In any case, it's still "slam bam" in my book.

[Winnebagel]

:beat-up: Well, a fat lot of help you guys were. You are supposed to be on my side no matter what. :at-wits-end:


We're trying to be your friends here and tell you the truth even if it's not what you want to hear. I know the truth can hurt sometimes.

Does that mean your girlfriend had it right then? Bummer! :doh:

I thought it was slam bam than you mam.

Was that supposed to be "thank you Ma'am or than you ma'am."? That sounds naughty somehow. :p

[Kong]

Does that mean your girlfriend had it right then?Yep.


Was that supposed to be "thank you Ma'am or than you ma'am."? That sounds naughty somehow. :pslam, bam then you mam.
No, it was supposed to be thank

[Slime Slayer]

lol, i just walked into the living room and announced "slam bam thank you mam" my wife: "what are you saying that for?" me, "i dont know, do you know what it means?", wife nods, me: "whats does it mean?" wife "poop"

[jim5cents]

YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.

2:49

wham bam thank you maam

[joz]

WOW! The votes for "slam" went past 100.

[samejamesbond]

It's as if someone just made a ludicrous amount of accounts to tip the scale.

[Dudebro]

@Jim- thanks for posting that but AK Bullet Storm already mentioned that on the first page.

It's as if someone just made a ludicrous amount of accounts to tip the scale.I bet Kong changed it so he could "win" instead of his girlfriend. I wonder if she bought it. :lol:

[DrunkN]

I thought this reminded me of Suffragette city! Here I thought I was clean of that line.

[Kugyince]

Two can play that game Big D.

[samejamesbond]

I guess two can play at that game.

[Slime Slayer]

yes, two playing the same game... interesting...

[Tails]

slam, bam then you mam.+1

Funniest thing I heard all day.

[Winnebagel]

yes, two playing the same game... interesting...

Yes, but is it 2 player simultaneous or 2 player alternating game?

[Slime Slayer]

Yes, but is it 2 player simultaneous or 2 player alternating game?
hmmmm.... facinating...

[Winnebagel]

hmmmm.... facinating...

Yes...it...is. Please get a tricorder reading Mr. Spock.

[Slime Slayer]

Yes...it...is. Please get a tricorder reading Mr. Spock.

captain... i think you should take a look at this...
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b52/stevencassidy13/tricorder-detail.jpg

[DrunkN]

Great Scott, I'll not take that, Mr. Spock! And get with the times cap'n!

http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/4nes4snes/user/4nes4snes_gunther.jpg

[Winnebagel]

captain... i think you should take a look at this...
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b52/stevencassidy13/tricorder-detail.jpg

I see it Spock, but just look over there. They seem to indicate otherwise. What am I to believe?

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu210/Winnebagel/Trek/Orionslavegirls1-2-1.jpg?t=1263618088


http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu210/Winnebagel/Trek/CaptainGod-1.jpg?t=1263615604What do I believe Mr. Spock? Instrument readings or human feelings? What do I do, what...do...we...become if we are reduced to just circuits and readings in a Tricorder?

What

Do

I


http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu210/Winnebagel/Trek/Kirk_Angry-1.jpg?t=1263616040

DOOOOOOOOOOO?!!!

[RU Joe]

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu210/Winnebagel/Trek/Kirk_Angry-1.jpg?t=1263616040
I am the star of this show, so
I GET ALL THE GOOD LINES, OK?!

Is this a behind the scenes photo of William Shatner during a typical day on the set?:freaked-out:

[DrunkN]

Is this a behind the scenes photo of William Shatner during a typical day on the set?:freaked-out:
Nope, this is.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb25/cheffdonty/kirkchoking.jpg

[Winnebagel]

Is this a behind the scenes photo of William Shatner during a typical day on the set?:freaked-out:

Wait, wait, I thought it was this?

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s225/sinnatra_2007/KirkSorryIcanthearyou.jpg

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Great Scott, I'll not take that, Mr. Spock! And get with the times cap'n!

http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/4nes4snes/user/4nes4snes_gunther.jpg

That reminds me Mr. Scott, Four Score and seven years ago I saw that THING! on the wing of the plane!

[RU Joe]

WB:
That reminds me Mr. Scott, Four Score and seven years ago I saw that THING! on the wing of the plane!Are you talking about this guy:

http://www.giftsandfreeadvice.com/free_advice/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/twilight-zone.jpg(is that even an airplane window?)
OR,
http://bzorch.ca/pics/gremlin/gremlintz.jpg*(this one was quite frightening)http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3RfL2mDeD9c/SzHbOQoGVuI/AAAAAAAAAdI/hRVJmy3x0SM/s400/155+-+John+Lithgow.jpg

Hey, do you wanna see something REALLY scary?
http://www.filmdope.com/Gallery/ActorsA/734-20167.gif
(yes kids, it's a good one)
THE
'Four Score and Seven Years Ago'
I don't really get, though.
Has it been so long since this movie was out?

[Dudebro]

@WB and JG- Good exchange, I laughed out loud at the Kirk scream face gag.

@JG- You posted the wrong picture
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/unyobroyo/352isuv.jpg

[Winnebagel]

THE
'Four Score and Seven Years Ago'
I don't really get, though.
Has it been so long since this movie was out?

Sorry. It was a bad pun based on DN's picture of the Nintendo Four Score.

[Dudebro]

Four Score, ORLY?
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/unyobroyo/Ablinkin.jpg

[Winnebagel]

+1 for Abe rockin' out even if he was a traitor. :lol:

[Gamenguru]

Great pic, DB! +1 from me.

[Winnebagel]

In retrospect, I bet Lincoln was listening to Public Enemy on the boom box, so he could stay in that traitorous mood.

[Gamenguru]

...Or perhaps a little Beasty Boys. ...You got to fight...for your right...to join the Republican PAAARTY!!!

[mj23]

That is the only way I've ever heard that phrase. And as to what the origin, I'm not sure if this is the first apperance of the phrase but, I first heard it sung by David Bowie in his song "Suffragette City." The year was 1976 when the single was released.

thats the reason i know the phrase as "wham, bam, thank you ma'am"

[samejamesbond]

Nice picture Dudebro, +1.