Boutros Boutros-Ghali reference in Seinfeld

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In the episode The Hamptons of Seinfeld when they see George's girlfriend topless each character expresses their surprise in a different way. Jerry goes like this: Boutros Boutros-Golly!

Why did he use Boutros Boutros Ghali as an expression? Was there any significance behind it?

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Best Answer

Using repeated names is meant to evoke two similar (and nice, judging by the tone) breasts while getting past censors.

"Nice racks!" gives it away ;)




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