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Encyclopedia > Joe Btfsplk

Joe Btfsplk is a character in the comic strip Li'l Abner. He is well meaning, but is the world's worst jinx, bringing bad luck to all those around him.


According to cartoonist Al Capp, Btfsplk is a rude sound. During a public lecture by Al Capp, his demonstration of this phatic sound was to close your lips, but leave your tongue sticking out, then to blow out air, which is also called a 'razzberry' or Bronx cheer.


"How else would you pronounce it?" -- Al Capp.


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Joe Btfsplk (150 words)
Joe Btfsplk is a character in the comic strip Li'l Abner.
In addition to the obvious comic effect, Li'l Abner cartoonist Al Capp often used Joe Btfsplk as a deus ex machina to produce miraculous rescues or to effect plot twists.
During a public lecture by Al Capp, he demonstrated this phatic sound by closing his lips, leaving his tongue sticking out, and then blowing out air, which is also called a raspberry or Bronx cheer.
Wikipedia: Btfsplk (107 words)
Joe Btfsplk is a character in the comic strip Li'l Abner.
According to cartoonist Al Capp, Btfsplk is a rude sound.
During a public lecture by Al Capp, his demonstration of this phatic sound was to close your lips, but leave your tongue sticking out, then to blow out air, which is also called a 'razzberry' or Bronx cheer.
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