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103 points by samclemens 3 days ago | 42 comments

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3 days ago

Apparently, David Zucker (of Airplane! and Police Academy!^W^W Police Squad! film-making fame) bought a race horse which he named "All Pink" and instructed the jockey to run the horse as close as possible to the inside rail. The intention was to cause the announcer to say some funny words:

> It was 1989 through 1993. Saratoga, NY, not Sarasota Fla. The goal was to get the track announcer to call out: "...and it's All Pink on the inside!" In fact, it took three horses over about four years. The first horse, "All Pink" ran on the inside, but never got the call. "Ol Pink" ran too close to the rail, and jumped it, ending up on the infield. Finally a mare, "Awl Pink" got the call in late '93. A $60,000 joke.

https://800poundgorillamedia.com/blogs/the-laugh-button/crea...

tombert 3 days ago

Purely in the interest in pedantry, I think you might be thinking of Police Squad, not Police Academy? At least my Wikipedia-level knowledge seems to indicate that

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3 days ago

That is correct, thanks.

op00to 3 days ago

What a national treasure.

williamsmj 3 days ago

I was the owner of the domain potooooo.ooo from June 2020 to July 2021. I was pretty bored during early lockdown. I let it lapse. whois tells me someone else has now fallen into the trap of the $30 dad joke.

selimthegrim 3 days ago

If only you set up the company potooooo ooo.

rpastuszak 3 days ago

hehe, I own potato.horse. Similar story.

enasterosophes 3 days ago

I thought Pot8o expanded to Potuberneteo

shuntress 3 days ago

It's actually pot7o and it means pot[random seven letter word or phrase]o

selimthegrim 3 days ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42729592 (Updated to 10 Os recently I guess)

pixelatedindex 3 days ago

I’ve always loved the names of race horses, and invariably Wiki has a list:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_racehorses

rusk 3 days ago

Hoof Hearted

adamanonymous 3 days ago

> Zippy Chippy: infamous for racing 100 times and losing every single time

Amazing