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"Do you remember how I got the name Shemp?" he asks.
A King of Infinite Space Steele, Allen 1997
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Also known as Shemp, Fake Shemp refers to anyone appearing on screen whose face is not seen, either because of heavy makeup or camera angles.
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The grownups seem to have left town and our children's future, not to mention all of our present, is in the hands of Uncle Shemp.
Tom Bergeron: America's Funniest Home Videos Meets C-SPAN Tom Bergeron 2011
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The Three Stooges (with Shemp) and recurring nemesis Vernon Dent.
Boing Boing 2009
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Drew Friedman just posted a new picture of Shemp on Facebook.
A Renaissance of Rudeness Merrill Markoe 2011
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OMG, it's like Shemp telling people to lay off Curly!!! victim of republican greed
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Of all the Three Stooges, Shemp never really got the respect he so richly deserved.
Mark C. Miller: Need More Job Experience? Date! Mark C. Miller 2010
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The Three Stooges Moe, Larry, Shemp are tailors and are heavily in debt.
Movie: Sing A Song of Six Pants (1947) Zen Tiger 2010
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To which the guy replies, "I bought it here," prompting Shemp to exclaim: "Oh, what a beautiful messterpiece!"
Oh, What a Beautiful Messterpiece! - Mike Einstein - MediaBizBloggers 2009
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To which the guy replies, "I bought it here," prompting Shemp to exclaim: "Oh, what a beautiful messterpiece!"
Oh, What a Beautiful Messterpiece! - Mike Einstein - MediaBizBloggers 2009
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