On 3/2/07, Walt Wayman <hiwayman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
SNIP!
>
> "Goober" is also used occasionally as a derogatory term for somebody
> considered to be an ignorant country bumpkin.
>
> Walt
And the name of a character on the 'Andy Griffith Show' that
personified the description. He was Gomer Pyle's brother.
George Lindsay, who played the part of Goober is a 'bama boy born and
bred. He's also has Bachelors Degree in BioScience from the
University of Alabama and was a science teacher before deciding to
become an actor. And would you believe he was Gene Roddenberry's
original choice to play Spock in 'Star Trek'? He turned down the
part. DOH!
(Bio info from IMDB.com)
FWIW/ScottGee1
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