Hari Rum Rum?
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andrewtucker — 21 years ago(October 20, 2004 05:07 AM)
There's a scene where after he's fallen out of the window and into the pool,
somebody else manages to poke a snooker cue up his arse.
He looks up and says something that sounds like "Hari Rum Rum".
I've spoken to an Indian friend of mine, and he believes it's an exclamation that sort of translates to "well, what else can go wrong?"
Can anybody shed any light on this, it's as funny as anthing, but I'd love to know what it means.
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siiiva — 13 years ago(October 04, 2012 06:00 AM)
I agree with the other poster who claimed he's saying "hari rama rama". Sometimes Hindus don't pronounce the last A in Rama and they pronounce As different then westerners, so it sounds like "Harry Rum". Remember, he's also looking to the heavens up as he's saying this.
But I'm not sure why getting anally probed would cause him to pray to God. -
aman_virdy — 13 years ago(December 05, 2012 01:11 AM)
You can clearly hear that he is saying "Hari Rum Rum", however that doesn't mean anything in any Indian language. I always assumed that it was either an ad-lib by Sellers or it was thrown into the script intentionally as a nonsensical term, as it does sound very Hindi-esque (Hari Ram is a common Indian name). He's using it as an equivalent for an "Oh god" as is evidenced by him putting his hands together as he's saying it.
It's comparable to how Mike Myers used the phony Indian greeting "Mariskahargitay" in The Love Guru. It definitely sounds super authentic, unless you've heard of the Hungarian-American actress named Mariska Hargitay. -
epibee — 12 years ago(October 14, 2013 12:55 AM)
"Hare Ram Ram" literally means "Pray the name of Ram several times", where Ram is probably an ancient prophet in Hinduism. It is a prayer often used for people who are about to die. When Kelso's stick got into Bakshi's butt, it was such an unusual experience for him that he thought that he was going to die.