Scary Gary by Mark Buford for November 18, 2024

Stoep eh. Me was never hears of thees word before.

Never heard of it either. Bing says this about it:

stoep[sto͞op]nounSOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISHstoep (noun) · stoeps (plural noun)a terraced porch in front of a house.

I thought it was Yiddish. My grandmother used to say it.

I use the word occasionally, never thought it was unusual. I’m not familiar w/ that spelling. To me it means a small concrete or masonry slab, as opposed to a porch, which would be wooden.

We used to say stoop when I was a kid.

I always thought it was “stoop.” Derived from the Dutch word “stoep.” In some places, used interchangeably with “porch,” although stoop generally means stairs leading up to an entry door with a small or no platform at the top. Whereas a porch may (but not necessarily) have a platform that extends part way or completely across that side of the house.

For a stoop, look at a NYC brownstone. For porch, see a Victorian house.

Any way you say it Leopold is a rotten little $#!+

What ever: it’s a rerun: 2021

Never knew that word, now I feel stoepid.

Gary is not a native English speaker.

Funny, I never realized this was the back door. I always assumed it was the front.

Leopold has this down to a science. He can insult Gary and make him shut up at the same time. Win-Win! He’s a sly little bugger.

Stoep? I thought it was a typo

I was about to assume it was a typo!