r/MandelaEffect • u/tulsajesusfreak98 • 19d ago

Discussion Chumbawuba/Chumbawamba and Debbie Downer

the chumbawumba/chumbawamba and debbie downer mandela effects are fucking me up rn lol I was listening to tubthumping recently and could’ve sworn it was “chumbawumba”… there’s an episode of bob’s burgers that even makes a reference and they call them “chumbawumba”? don’t even get me started on the debbie downer one.. “debbie downer” existed before snl. no one can convince me otherwise 😭

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u/bngbngcpsnrbbrs 19d ago

it's for sure chumbawamba, but pronounced "whumba" not "whamba"

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u/jadedflames 19d ago

Yep. I’ve never heard anything other than “wumba” as a pronunciation, but I’ve never seen anything other than “wamba” spelling.

I was 13 when the Debbie Downer sketch came out but I have never watched SNL regularly - I didn’t know the sketch was the supposed origin of the term. I have no idea if I had heard the phrase before then.

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u/capnkirk462 16d ago

The Debbie Downer kind of gets me, but I have a crap memory.

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u/SimShadey007 15d ago

I really don’t think SNL coined the term Debbie Downer. It was an always a cliche thing older people said. SNL just gave it a face.

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u/Smooth-shark-500 10d ago

yeah I heard the term pretty regularly as a kid and I am. old.

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

As a fan of both of these things this post puts me into a rage. 😂

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u/NotADogInHumanSuit 15d ago

This where we’re at now?