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Examples of Recurring Themes

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Herbie Popnecker Examples:
Recurring Gags:
Herbie is Busy/Impatient/Rushed

Created: 2008-12-14     Updated: 2013-01-05  
Stories: 19     Examples: 22     Links: 17  

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When Herbie is ready to act, he doesn't like waiting around. Enough dilly-dallying, enough shilly-shallying, or just enough. If he's in a hurry to get somewhere, he might try alternative modes of transportation.

Index terms: busy, rushed, enough is enough, had it, space race, Richard E. Hughes, Ogden Whitney

Herbie is in a rush, so he rides a bike in space.
Source: Forbidden Worlds #110 p.10 (1963-03)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Herbie is in a rush, so he rides a bike in space .
Haven't got all day/ Giddyap.
Source: Herbie #1a p.12 (1964-04)
Updated: 2012-03-23
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Haven't got all day/ Giddyap.
Wasted enough time.
Source: Herbie #1b p.6 (1964-04)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Wasted enough time.
Must this train go so slow? Herbie takes off. Not clear why someone who can fly needs to take the train's smokestack.
Source: Herbie #3a p.3 (1964-08)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Must this train go so slow?
Of course he's in a rush to help Dad.
Source: Herbie #4b p.5 (1964-09)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Of course he's in a rush to help Dad.
Herbie checks his busy schedule.
Source: Herbie #5a p.4 (1964-10)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Herbie checks his busy schedule.
Prime Example: Enough shilly-shallying. (see 19b)
Source: Herbie #8a p.13 (1965-03)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Prime Example : Enough shilly-shallying.
Enough of this fooling around...
Source: Herbie #9b p.9 (1965-04)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Enough of this fooling around...
Had it. Enough is enough.
Source: Herbie #12b p.8 (1965-09)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Had it .
Had just about enough of this...
Source: Herbie #13b p.10 (1965-10)
Updated: 2011-12-29
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Had just about enough of this...
Get there faster on skates.
Source: Herbie #14b p.4 (1965-12)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Get there faster on skates .
Had enough. When Herbie is scared, he gets smaller.
Source: Herbie #16b p.4 (1966-03)
Updated: 2012-04-11
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Had enough.
Wise guys. Had enough of this. Enough argument. Hate talk. Maybe he also hates arrows in his butt.
Source: Herbie #17a p.8 (1966-04)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Wise guys .
Enough of this. CRASH! (through the wall, Dad's head first)
Source: Herbie #19a p.11 (1966-08)
Updated: 2011-12-29
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Enough of this .
Of course he's in a rush. He's in a race.
Source: Herbie #19a p.12 (1966-08)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Of course he's in a rush.
Enough of this dilly-dallying. (see 8a)
Source: Herbie #19b p.7 (1966-08)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Enough of this dilly-dallying.
Herbie is surrounded. Took enough. Issues threat.
Source: Herbie #19b p.9 (1966-08)
Updated: 2012-04-04
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Herbie is surrounded .
In a rush to span 1000 years.
Source: Herbie #21b p.5 (1966-10)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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In a rush to span 1000 years.
Enough.
Source: Herbie #22a p.12 (1966-12)
Updated: 2011-12-29
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Enough .
*sigh* ... Tell me when finished.
Source: Herbie #22b p.6 (1966-12)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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*sigh* ...
Enough playing.
Source: Herbie #22b p.8 (1966-12)
Updated: 2008-12-14
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Enough playing.
Enough of this! Gotta... Good example, except for the exclamation mark.
Source: Flaming Carrot #31 p.5 (1994)
Updated: 2012-04-04
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Enough of this!