
Originally Posted by
david challinor
but who could forget their memorable catch-phrases!
"nyuk nyuk nyuk!" (curly laughing)
"why i oughta..." (moe)
"eeeb-eeeb-eeeb-eeeb!" (shemp)
"soitenly!" (certainly) (curly)
"you imbecile!" (moe, to the others)
"waah, w-ohh!" (shemp, which was a wolf-whistle towards women that sounded like a steam whistle)
"nyaaaaaahhhhhhh!" (curly)
"la-la-la, la-la-la..." (curly, humming)
"mmmmmmmmh!" (curly) (when frustrated; difficult to transcribe exactly)
"rrrowf! Rrrowf!" (curly) (when angry or defiant)
other attempt: (ruff! Ruff!)
(sometimes moe on some shemp and joe shorts)
"you knucklehead!" (moe, to others)
"oh, a wise guy, eh?" (moe, curly)
"i'm a victim of soicumstance" (circumstance) (curly)
"spread out!" (moe, usually to the other two, and maybe some other people when fighting)
"i'll moider ya!" (moe to larry, curly, or curly joe)
"hello (moe, low tone), hellooo (larry, a major third higher, with moe still holding his 'o'), hellooooo (curly, a major fifth higher than moe, forming a major chord with moe and larry)!"
"nyahhh-ah-ah!" (stooges frightened)
other attempts: "nyuhhh-uh-uh!"
yuhhh-uh-uh-uh!
"say a few syllables!" (curly to moe when trying to wake him)
"i'm sorry, moe, it was an accident!" (larry)
"what's the idea?" (larry)
"not so haaaaaard!" (joe besser)
"that huuuuurts!" (joe besser)
"oh, cut it ouuuuuut!" (joe besser)
"you crazy you!" (joe besser)
"that's good for you! That's good for you! (get's hit by something) that's bad for me! (joe besser)
"come on and fight like a man!" (joe besser)
"okay, buddy boy" (curly-joe derita)
"woo-woo-woo-woo!" (curly, when frightened) (he sometimes runs around or away when saying this)
(or "whoop-whoop-whoop-whoop!")
(or "woop-oop-oop-oop-oop-oop!")
"hold hands, you love birds" (emil sitka)
"poifect!"
"oh boy!" (curly)
"you're gettin' in my hair!" (curly)
"i fall down." (curly, like a baby)
"why you...(moe) "spread out!"(moe)