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. A small dark cloud hovers over his head, to symbolize his bad luck.

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Comic strip - Li'l Abner - Jinx - Luck

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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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Cartoonist - Al Capp - Phatic - Bronx cheer

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

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