"Moron" vs. "moran". What's the deal?

[boxster]

Ok, this is driving me crazy. I have seen approximately one million (ok, I'm exaggerating) misspellings of the word "moron" (as "moran") on these forums during my relatively short tenure as a DU member.

So, I must know. Is there some connection I'm missing here? Is there some Republican moron named "Moran" which led to the obvious morphing of "moron" into "moran"?

I'm completely serious here. I don't mean to be a member of the spelling police, but "moron" seems like an easy one.

So, what's the deal? Misspelling or an obvious reference that I should understand? I feel like I'm missing something....

Besides, misspelling "moron" kind of weakens the impact of a statement, don't you think? It makes people look like...well...morons! (just kidding) ;)

[Wonk]

1. It's a reference to this anti-anti-war protester

[DUreader]

3. 2 minute response time, Excellent! Love that pic

Nowadays I even pronounce it, 'Moran'

[Bozita]

7. imho, Wonk stores that pic in his quickdraw holster.

Wonk IS fast.

[NNN0LHI]

11. He uses that photo for wallpaper n/t

[caledesi]

16. Like a speeding bullet! nt

[boxster]

8. No kidding. That's the fastest answer I've ever gotten!

Hehe.

I think my personal favorite morphed political word is still "Bushit".

It's so appropriate!

[BlackVelvetElvis]

23. Moran

has entered my daily dialogue. My friends even get it!
This guy was gold!

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. I wish there were a way to send an email to the moran

every time his picture gets posted here, and to have it cross-posted at freerepublic.

[boxster]

6. Aha. Now that I think about it, I have seen that before.

Should have made the connection.

Thanks! I can rest easier knowing that (ha!). :+

[Classical_Liberal]

10. I don't think that washes anymore

The protests ended months ago.

[Oracle]

22. No they haven't!

San Francisco is having one this week end. As I think, is DC.

They should NEVER stop as long as the moran (and he will) keep adding to the world's "Gobal" WTO and NMF take overs.

[aquart]

14. Thank God!

I feared it was a Celtic bias.

[Oracle]

21. A pro war protestor...moran.

Sponsored by Clear Channel.

My mistake...you wrote "anti, anti war protestor."

[goobergunch]

2. EDIT: Wonk beat me to it. (n/t)

[quinnox]

5. It's intentional

I didn't understand it either, until I read a post about the context. There was a picture of a freeper and he had a sign that said something like "Go Home, Morans" that was directed at an anti-war protest.

So it was ironic that he misspelled the word.

Too bad other misspellings common to DU and message boards in general like "loose" used for "lose", and "noone" used for "no one" do not have the same funny story, and are just silly errors.

[Speck Tater]

9. Spelling moron wrong doesn't make you one...

Just look at how many times you see the non-word "alot" on this forum.

For those who still think "alot" is a word, it's "a lot", "a few", "a dozen", not "alot", "afew", or "adozen".

(end of rant)

[ComerPerro]

12. It makes you one when you do it while telling someone to get a brain

.

[LeftCoast]

13. and you have a mullet...

I read this thread specifically because I knew somebody would post my favorite picture!

[toddzilla]

15. i cringe when i see it

it's from st. louis, it reminds me of all the morans that live here.

[pstokely]

17. Gephardt is from the South side of St. Louis?

where are is the moran in the picture from?

[Bossy Monkey]

19. St Charles.

Here's the original link:
http://www.stlimc.org/stlouis/news/front.php3?article_id=6598&group=webcast
It was at a counter-protest to a protest at the Boeing plant.

[Woodstock]

18. and you look like the dumbest **** that ever landed on this planet

with the exception of Too Stupid to be President (TSTBP)

it was a delicious combination of all these things that started the moran legend :)

[Rabrrrrrr]

24. And you're displaying it (the sign) in public!

[no_arbusto]

20. That picture is how I found DU.

Someone from DU posted that picture on Indymedia around the time that the war started and I sent it to nearly everyone I know with the subject "The US' Elite Republican Guard" (a parody of Saddam's "elite" Republican Guard). At the time, I think the news was using the phrase "Elite Republican Guard" about once every 2 seconds. I got a few laughs from my liberal friends but the rest were pretty pissed off. This was before it was cool to be against the war though.