"What's up, doc?" was a regional expression of greeting made famous by Bugs Bunny. Nobody ever tricked someone by claiming that something smelled like "updoc". What are you talking about.
Yes, that is correct. So by making a statement about "updoc," which is just "up" and "doc" run together, you trick the other person into asking "what's updoc?" and then respond as if they had used that regional greeting made famous by Bugs Bunny. Saying "it smells like updoc" or "you've got some updoc on your shirt" or "how much is a can of updoc" are all ways to start it.
Changing "doc" to "dog" is a modernization, since people are now dogs instead of doctors, which is a societal flaw that is clearly the fault of the black people. Although not Bill Cosby, as he played a doctor on television. However, changing it takes away the pop culture reference to Bugs Bunny.
Do you understand now? I might be able to break it down further for you. I think we're nearing the point where my sister would get it, but I might be able to dig deeper.
There is no traditional response to "What's up doc?" that references Bugs Bunny, so I think you're wrong.
The specific response isn't important. The point is the same as the schoolyard "homosayswhat" gag, in that you've tricked the person into saying something they didn't realize intend to or even realize they were saying. Besides, there's no specific, expected, traditional response to "what's up dog?" either.
EDIT: You'll notice in the post your replied to that I showed several ways of getting "What's up doc?" out of the other person. The whole thing is that you made them say the line unwittingly, plus it's a pop culture reference because of how Bugs Bunny basically owned the phrase. Changing it to "dog" just removes the pop culture reference.
"Nothing dawg, what's up with you?" is an accepted response to that question, and it lets the person in on what they just said. With "What's up, doc?" you basically have to wait for them to realize that they're turning into a 6-foot tall gray bunny eating half a carrot.
The response that Jim gave, "not much, what's up with you" works exactly as well against "doc" or "dog." Although if the person does morph into an anthropomorphic rabbit or dog, I guess that changes it from a joke to, like, a...spell.
what's up doc is plenty common and i've actually heard the joke used more with it than with what's up dog
but it's really not that big of a deal
It's not a big deal at all, probably even to the people who are talking about it. But as I said, they seem to enjoy it enough to keep it up, and I would like them to have fun.
"What's up, doc?" was a regional expression of greeting made famous by Bugs Bunny. Nobody ever tricked someone by claiming that something smelled like "updoc". What are you talking about.
I guess that would be the most formal, official documentation other than just knowing that "what's up dog?" is clearly a newer phrase than "what's up doc?"
Also, and I have this from good source (colored folk), it's "what up, dog," not "what's up, dog."
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The response that Jim gave, "not much, what's up with you" works exactly as well against "doc" or "dog." Although if the person does morph into an anthropomorphic rabbit or dog, I guess that changes it from a joke to, like, a...spell.
what's up doc is plenty common and i've actually heard the joke used more with it than with what's up dog
but it's really not that big of a deal
It's not a big deal at all, probably even to the people who are talking about it. But as I said, they seem to enjoy it enough to keep it up, and I would like them to have fun.
I AM THE MAGIC!
OK now imagine I said that in the "When the President does it, it's not illegal!" voice from Frost/Nixon.
edit, for slacker71:
from here if it still works when you receive the gift
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_3Ez1ND6F0
if anyone needs me, I'll be drinking out of a bucket filled with my own tears
anyone who uses "updoc" is a poser fag
What? No, it was like a little Armistice in here.
You fucking had to go reoccupy the Rhineland, douche.
i think it is a movie?
Yeah, somehow the original version is now the "poser" version. That makes sense.
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Next thing you know people will start talking about video games in the video game forum!
It's just you people have been arguing for a week about a throwaway joke that's funny either way, and I'd rather not read that.
Also I like to imagine that thread has gone back to readable, but whenever I check it all I see is "updoc!" "updog!"
It's like the War of the Roses except dumb
Me too! :x
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zEcqS1atXk
I was watching and it was just a case of, "... wait... is that!?"
look at defender thinking he knows facts
where is your documentation defender
CASE FUCKING SOLVED!
It is Google.
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=updoc
I guess that would be the most formal, official documentation other than just knowing that "what's up dog?" is clearly a newer phrase than "what's up doc?"
Also, and I have this from good source (colored folk), it's "what up, dog," not "what's up, dog."
Yeah welcome to my second post on the topic, and the implicit question of my very first one. Real-life spoiler alert: