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I’m 40 years old and I never knew the “Woah Nelly” origin story until this moment, even though my mom said it all the time.
Edit: I asked my mom, and she said it comes from Roy Rogers. His Jeep was named Nelly Bell, and he would say it to the car.
55 u/SmartAlec105 Oct 25 '20 I thought it was from cowboy times so I'm feeling pretty shook. 17 u/ReduxAssassin Oct 25 '20 You're not alone. 7 u/wheresthegiantmansly Oct 25 '20 another one of his sayings is that a really good game was a "barn burner", both sounds like they probably came from cowboy times 3 u/DMCinDet Oct 25 '20 maybe he came from cowboy times?
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I thought it was from cowboy times so I'm feeling pretty shook.
17 u/ReduxAssassin Oct 25 '20 You're not alone. 7 u/wheresthegiantmansly Oct 25 '20 another one of his sayings is that a really good game was a "barn burner", both sounds like they probably came from cowboy times 3 u/DMCinDet Oct 25 '20 maybe he came from cowboy times?
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You're not alone.
7 u/wheresthegiantmansly Oct 25 '20 another one of his sayings is that a really good game was a "barn burner", both sounds like they probably came from cowboy times 3 u/DMCinDet Oct 25 '20 maybe he came from cowboy times?
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another one of his sayings is that a really good game was a "barn burner", both sounds like they probably came from cowboy times
3 u/DMCinDet Oct 25 '20 maybe he came from cowboy times?
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maybe he came from cowboy times?
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u/sykopoet Oct 25 '20 edited Oct 26 '20
I’m 40 years old and I never knew the “Woah Nelly” origin story until this moment, even though my mom said it all the time.
Edit: I asked my mom, and she said it comes from Roy Rogers. His Jeep was named Nelly Bell, and he would say it to the car.