Talk:The Rush Limbaugh Show

Wikipedia Mention

I'll consider my call to El Rushbo my first contribution to Wikipedia :) EddieH 06:22, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Jargon

If anyone else knows any of the jargon previously used on Rush's show, please add it to the page - this appears to be the best comprehensive list that I've seen so far. EddieH 06:21, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

It seems that there are other opinions on who Snerdly is. For example, some believe he is simply whoever the show's producer happens to be. Does anyone have more information on this? Orthografer 17:35, August 15, 2005 (UTC)

I wish I had a good source for this... I'm sure that one time I heard Rush explain that "Bo Snerdly" was a character that he created in his early days of radio. Whenever he would get a "brain-lock" and wouldn't be sure exactly what to say or where to go with the conversation, he feign a one-sided "conversation" with his broadcast engineer "Mr. Snerdly". Sometimes the stalling tactic would give Rush an opportunity to get his thoughts together before going on with the topic. Sometimes he would use it to deflect arguments that he knew his audience was going to have with him. He would present the counterpoint as if Bo was talking in his ear. That would give him a chance to refute the argument on his own terms before someone in his audience had a chance to make the point. If I had a good source for this, I'd put it in the article. I think it needs to be mentioned, but perhaps by somebody with more credibility than just my anecdotal recollections. Joe 15:02, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

The section header infers the terms are all Rush's, but (for example) the "Breck Girl" was apparently not coined by Rush (see [1]). Should these just be explained when found, or should the section intro be changed to indicate they're terms commonly used on the show but not necessarily invented by Rush? -- RandallJones 17:30, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Randall Jones:

Two things. First, I've changed the section intro per your request. Second, "infers" should be "implies": "inferring" is the act of reading between the lines and can only be done by sentient beings, while "implying" is the act of suggesting something without explicitly stating it.

Cheers! — DLJessup (talk) 17:41, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Third Wikipedia mention

Is there anything to back up the statement that Limbaugh said he would add words to Wikipedia? Did anyone out there hear him say it? It seems a little trivial for a national talk show host. DJ Clayworth 19:26, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

I heard it. From now until the end of the month, anyone can hear it by subscribing to Limbaugh's 24/7 service and listening to the audio archives for May 3. (Limbaugh's website maintains the previous four weeks' shows.)

As for its triviality: the hoorah from Rush's first mention of Wikipedia is still fresh, so it served as a sort of inside joke for regular listeners. It was also a one-sentence, five-second aside; it isn't as if Rush wasted 5 minutes of air time on it. Honestly, the mention would be too trivial for Wikipedia if it weren't about Wikipedia. — DLJessup 23:05, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

The most dangerous man alive

I distinctively remember someone giving this title to Limbaugh, and I distinctly remember Limbaugh using it as a gimmick until passing it on to President Clinton. I think he passed it on to Clinton on his TV show. Anyone have an idea? — Phil Welch 8 July 2005 22:58 (UTC)

Affiliate stations

Rush's own website lists only 592 affiliate stations.

— DLJessup (talk) 22:25, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Uber-man

I don't have an online transcript to back me up on this, but Uber-man is in fact a self-imposed or staff-imposed nickname for Rush. This is quite evident by one of the bumper themes in which a parody of classic TV music is in the background to an announcer saying "The .. Adventures of Uber-man!" (followed by the typical "Rush Limbaugh" chorus). Therefore I'm reentering the nickname into the page based on my having heard it several times on the show. The knowledge of this may be limited since some radio stations clip the bumpers off, and it has only aired maybe 5 times I'm guessing, but Rush 24/7 subscribers (including me) hear all the bumpers in the audio stream. EddieH

I'm actually a 24/7 subscriber as well, but I use it to time-shift the programs, so I've always listened on either streaming audio or podcast, where you don't get the bumpers. I'll take your word on it, though; I presume that if I'm wrong, somebody who does listen to the live audio feed will correct this soon enough. Sorry to have reverted you, but we get a lot of vandals around here.

— DLJessup (talk) 01:21, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

Ironically, far from exemplifying Nietzsche's concept of the Ubermensch, Limbaugh instead is a perfect example of the ignorant, moronic, self-satisfied Last man described in Thus Spake Zarathustra.

Only an ignorant elitist would disregard that Rush has on several occasions attributed his talent and understanding to God - so obviously he's not *self-satisfied*, though obviously he is proud of what God has made him. And taking the opportunity to call him ignorant and moronic is a good attempt at insults, but I'm afraid that "ur mom" would be a more intelligent slight. EddieH