"Dubs" ??

by leec 14 Replies latest jw friends

  • leec
    leec

    Would someone please explain to me the etymology of the term "dub" as used in this forum? I've searched here and elsewhere online (albeit not exhaustively) and cannot find anything enlightening.

    (By the way, if it's something really obvious, I am infamous among those who know me for missing the obvious at times, so this is not a joke or anything other than a straightforward question.)

  • blondie
    blondie

    jehovah's (W)itness = W = double u = dub

  • AllTimeJeff
    AllTimeJeff

    "W"itness starts with a "Dubya"

    "J-Dub" Voila.

  • Farkel
    Farkel

    I started using it extensively about 11 or 12 years ago as a term of derision, including variants like "little dubbies" and "dubettes."

    Since I was always yakking, it sorta stuck. Kinda like a bad virus. Or cancer. Or an elder who's out to get you.

    Farkel, Spokesman for Dubese With the Gehenna Hope Real Soon Now! CLASS

  • leec
    leec

    AH ok thank you!

    ... strange similarity to Bush II's nickname, but for entirely different reasons.

  • shamus100
    shamus100

    Call them what you want.. jobie nitwits works well too.

  • creativhoney
    creativhoney

    it annoys me!

    *another opinion*

  • beksbks
    beksbks

    Now CH, when we type soooo much, and soooo often want to refer the the Jehovah's Witnesses, Dubs or XDubs is so much easier

  • shamus100
    shamus100

    it annoys me!

    *another opinion*

    AWEEEEEEEEOOOOW! Best turn that old sensititivityttityvity down darling...

  • Farkel
    Farkel

    Make no mistake about it. I made "dubs" a popular name and NOT a proper noun.

    That's about the only fun thing I ever did.

    Farkel, dub CLASS

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