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[edit] GIGGLY GIGGLY GIGGLY GIGGLY MESH-ED!!!!!!

The word "garglemesh" is a portmanteau of the word "gargle" and the name of Gilgamesh, an ancient king of Uruk.

From: the paper
Posted on: 02:25, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Arguments for:

  1. The Epic of Gilgamesh is often assigned to high school students learning either world history or ancient literature. The fact that Gilgamesh is a funny word leads many people to get it stuck in their head for years, which is why this is likely.

Arguments against:

  1. Giglamesh is completely irrelevant to what Strong Bad is saying. It's probably just a portmanteau of "gargle" and "mesh." References tend to have at least some coherence to what's happening in the toon.

Additional comments:

  • Gilgamesh was my first thought when I saw this part.
    • The first thing you thought of is completely irrelevant. The argument is whether or not TBC intended it as a reference.
  • The "ancient king of Uruk" part can be removed.
  • I don't think it's necessarily a portmanteau of anything in particular.


Votes to accept: Votes to decline:
  1. D&D greg
  2. ~ SlipStream
  3. — Has Matt? (talk)
  4. SamSF%20sig.jpgFisher (Come in, Lambert.)
  5. PlasticDiverGuy
  6. — Bassbone (TALK Strong Mad Has a Posse CONT)
  1. ~That Guy Over There (User talk:That Guy Over There)
  2. YKHi. I'm Ayjo!
  3. Mario2.PNG Super Martyo boing!
  4. DorianGray
  5. phlip TC
  6.  Loafing
  7. —Shwoo
  8. DEI DAT VM┌datvm center\super contra┘
  9. So makey outy
  10. — It's dot com
  11. Mycroft Holmes
  12. Point7Q
  13. – The Chort
  14. The Goblin!!
  15. Wi2K Talk-Favorites-173
  16. Homestar-Winner (talk)
  17. Trey56
  18. Isaac Smith (T · C)

Proposed revision:

The word "garglemesh" is a portmanteau of "gargle" and "mesh".

Arguments for:

  1. It's more likely this than some ancient king the Chappos might've never heard of. It fits way better into the context.

Arguments against:

  1. It could also be a garbled mess of "garbled mess".
  2. If we cannot decide for certain 1)If it is a portmanteau or malapropism or something else and 2)What is is a portmanteau/malapropism of, than it should not be mentioned at all.

Additional comments:

  • Well, the whole Giglamesh thing just doesn't make any sense. If nobody can agree on what it actually is supposed to be, maybe it's not worth mentioning.
    • It could be a malapropism of "garbledmess" which is a portmanteau of "garbled" and "mess", but that may just be taking it too far.
      • I don't think it's necessarily a portmanteau or malapropism of anything in particular.
        • The more I look at it, the more it seems unnecessary to include it in the article at all. There's no way to tell if it's actually a reference to or portmanteau of anything in particular, and vague speculation (which this is fast becoming) doesn't belong in the article.



Votes to accept: Votes to decline:
  1. User talk:Sam the Man Sam the Man
  1. phlip TC
  2.  Loafing
  3. DEI DAT VM┌datvm center\super contra┘
  4. PlasticDiverGuy
  5. — It's dot com
  6. DorianGray
  7. Mycroft Holmes
  8. Point7Q
  9. ~That Guy Over There (User talk:That Guy Over There)
  10. Homestar-Winner (talk)
  11. Trey56
  12. Wi2K Talk-Favorites-173
  13. Mario2.PNG Super Martyo boing!
  14. Isaac Smith (T · C)

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