Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for May 08, 2014
Transcript:
Gracie: So you're saying if I wasn't so smart, I'd have more friends? Classmate: Well, you'd be less obnoxious. Gracie: Obnoxious. Gracie: The roof of "obnoxious" is "noxious" or "harmful" so to be obnoxious is to bring injury to something. Gracie: I think your theory is pretty obnoxious.
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
touché, Gracie
live2read over 10 years ago
You go, girl!
Nachikethass over 10 years ago
Gracie is gonna bring the hurt!
MeGoNow Premium Member over 10 years ago
But identifying the root doesn’t necessarily reveal the current meaning. In this case, her imagined meaning is obsolete. In fact, the current relevant definition is: “annoying or objectionable due to being a showoff or attracting undue attention to oneself:” Fits.
oldwolf1951 over 10 years ago
No, Gracie knew what she was talking about. That boy is bringing in a harmful theory to bring down Gracie’s self-esteem. Therefore he is being harmful. Ergo, Gracie has fired that word right back at him with its root meaning. You go Gracie.
racerxyz over 10 years ago
I was in Gracie’s position as a young person, and found out the hard way that merely engaging with anyone like that would take its toll on me over the years and twist me into the same hater, only a percieved higher-class one :-(Run away! Just by engaging you are just like them.
Tue Elung-Jensen over 10 years ago
Yet, she clearly demonstrates why she is just that – obnoxious,
Comic Minister Premium Member over 10 years ago
Agreed Gracie.
wingrest over 10 years ago
proving his point SHE IS OBNOXIOUS ! ! ! !
Alan Steenhouwer over 10 years ago
That’a girl.
hippogriff over 10 years ago
That’s hypothesis, not enough evidence to be a theory.
Toledo141 over 10 years ago
Ahem—-If Gracie is SO smart she would know that she used the subjunctive case when she used “IF”. So it should be " If I weren’t so smart…" NOT “wasn’ t” so smart.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 10 years ago
Trying to prove your smarter than others is what’s Obnoxious.
beaver48612 over 10 years ago
Phew, for a minute I thought she was gonna dumb herself down to get along. You go Gracie!
locake over 10 years ago
Ignorant people are always so insecure.