what is a pooh-bah ?

[dr_mabuse]

hi folks,

i am not english native speaking and just curious what exactly a pooh-bah is ?
maybe somebody can explain it to me ?

thank you in advance
olaf

[Al Mirpuri]

The following is from the FAQ:

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Everyone has a title within the forum. You will notice them below the Username in each post. Some titles are automatically assigned based on the number of posts a user has made, and some titles are assigned by the forum owner to denote official representatives of the company or other VIPs in the forums.

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700 old hand
1200 veteran
1600 Pooh-Bah
2500 Carpal Tunnel

[dr_mabuse]

hi,

i was aware of that, but you did not understand my question:
i want to know the meaning of the word pooh-bah if there is any ?

thanks and bye
olaf

[Dynasty]

For the best answer, watch several episodes of "The Flintstones".

[Joe Tall]

A Pooh-bah is a leader of the 'Royal Order of Water Buffalo' on the cartoon 'The Flintstones', whereas the 'Buffalo' are an all-male social fraternity similar to the 'Elks' and 'Lions' clubs here in the States. The Grand Pooh-bah is the leader of them all.

How do I know this? I really don't know. I watched the Flintstones for a while when I was a kid. I've used Pooh-bah and 'Royal Order of Water Buffalo' in jokes for years amongst friends when there was a large gathering off all the 'boys'.

[dr_mabuse]

hi,

isnt there a more explicit answer possible ? i will have a hard time finding an english version of "the flintstones" here ?

thanks and bye
olaf

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Pooh Bah is not an English term. Its origins (other than, as Dynasty cited, the Flintstones) are unclear. It may be meant to sound American Indian, for all I know.

Simple definition: "Grand Pooh Bah" - the supreme leader of a semi-secret club. Thus a "pooh bah" might have the connotation of "wise man", "shaman" or just "a$$hole who thinks he knows everything." /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

No offense meant there to those on the board who have achieved that status, but there's no test one has to pass, other than just posting a whole lot, to earn that title.

I mean, in 300 or so posts, I'll be a pooh bah, and that won't mean I know a damn thing more about this game than I did 6 months ago (although I hope I will have learned a little).

[dr_mabuse]

sorry, simulatanously posted.

[Easy E]

You have to almost double your posts just to be an old hand.... you have a long way to go before earning the glorious Pooh-Bah title....

You Klingons are all alike- glory-grubbing PITAs.....

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

What is it, 1500 for Pooh Bah? Besides, my point was that just posting x times wouldn't make me an expert. My fault for being self-deprecating (a human characteristic) /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

The glory is in the battle. qapla'

btw, it's spelled *petaq*, but majQa' for trying.

[Homer]

A Pooh-Bah is a loser who spends too much time posting on this site -- like -- well -- me.

-- Homer

[Cyrus]

The usage came from The Flinstones, as others pointed out. The dictionary websites provide the etymology.

Pooh-Bah or pooh-bah n. :
A pompous ostentatious official, especially one who, holding many offices, fulfills none of them.
A person who holds high office.

[After Pooh-Bah, Lord-High-Everything-Else, a character in "The Mikado" by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.]

Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.

[dr_mabuse]

thank you very much !

i am informed now.

olaf

[Clarkmeister]

We'll give you the *real* answer in about 1580 posts sir.