Hoof Hearted

i dont get it...

there is a tradition of this in British and Irish horse racing.

"Norfolk and Good" was one that didn't get through.

Hoof Hearted was a valid Kentucky Derby entrant. I think it was this year, but possibly last year. Can't find out because the at-work network won't let me at those URLs.

I was going to say "who couldn't get it?" but the poor previous commenter proves there are some out there who really don't!

haha it took me a LONG time to get that one. its kind of like the armband i have, it says "i have a heart on."

dammit, now i get it; the one moment im not thinking i understand it. So all of you can go to hell.

The "Norfolk and Good" is supposed to be pronounced "Nuffuckengood" ("no fucking good" for the idiots who cant comprehend it)

Here's the link:

http://www.vul.bc.ca/v3/team/page/?TeamID=192

I must pronounce 'hoof' differently, because no matter how fast I say it, it isn't mistakable for... yeah. Because of this, it took me forever to 'get' it, and when I did I exclaimed "THAT DOESN'T WORK!"

yeah if you pronounce it hUUf it takes longer to understand it than when you say it hOOF.

Near my house there's a beauty salon called "New Directions" which sounds fine, until you hear it said quickly. I guess it never occured to the owner that the name would sound like "Nude Erections" until it was too late to change it.

Well, I pronounced it in the intended way and it took me a while to get it.

And I regularly annoy Moe's bar.

This reminds me of other British horses - there was one called "Mentalasanything" (there's no hidden joke in that one), and the same owner had another one later called "Hesfinmentaltoo".

Plus "Noble locks" - presumably a female horse. Though that might not mean anything to Americans; I'm not sure.

Yes you would be correct about Americans not getting it, but I'm special. I know what it is lol, thats cute 😛

I got Hoof Hearted and Norfolk and Good. I don't get what's not to get. Regardless of how you pronounce it - it's a little unmistakable.

Anywho - I don't follow horses. Too messy.

I don't think someone would pick an obscure horse's name as a shop title - I think it is most definitely because they realised the in joke and enjoy have a distinctive name. Much like my easy to remember local fish and chip shop - A Salt and Battery.

Grown ups are behind this?

Hoof Hearted? Maygan from Tampa.

What is Noble Locks?

thanks for the very funny site. Been chuckling for a long time about that horse name! Told the story to the Irish-born man who works at the local school crossing (he holds a stop sign to make sure drivers don't run over any of the kids)... he knew of another horse, which would have been running just behind Hoof Hearted, by the name of Ice Melted. I wish I could have heard the race called, don't you? People with English as their second language should not feel bad if they don't get all the jokes: it takes more than a lifetime of learning to know ALL the words and ALL the slang. NOONE could do it. Noble Locks refers to No Bollocks, bollocks being british slang for testicles.

Can you tell me what is the joke? I don

Hoof Harteded = who farted

Of course!

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I may be the last to post on this topic. I just googled the by-now world famous name and found that online at least, there is no horse registered by this name but there is an American horse called "Finally Hoof hearted". It was reported as racing in 2005 according to http://www.drf.com, the website for Daily Racing Form, a site that does not appear to be satirical or humorous in any way. Check it out for yourselves. I think it proves that it is not a hoax, although it is funny, for a childlike mind like mine!

Moe's bar?

moe's bar??

Yeah, Moe's bar - where Hugh Jass hangs out.

Very TRUE Horse name, look here!!!
http://www.pedigreequery.com/hoof+hearted2
and
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/hoof+hearted

There was a racehorse named "Cunning Stunt" that ran at Aqueduct in the 1960s. Same idea.

"Cunning Stunt" reminds me of that joke:
Q:What is the difference between a circus and the Rockettes?
A: A circus is a cunning array of stunts.....

I once started a horse named "To Buck'en Bad". He was a big palomino with tall white socks. Later I learned that the breeder was hoping for a pinto... and hence the name. FYI there is video of "Hoof Hearted" racing on you tube. Its really funny to hear the announcer hollering "WHO FARTED!" over and over.

That is one Hillarious UTube Video. I typed in a search for the name HoofHearted cause I was playing poker with a person with that Nickname. I was amused at the Double meaning !!! All of the second meaning names are too funny . I dont know if they are Intensional nor do I care. And by the way. New Direction & A-Salt & Battery.. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

I have been cursed with the name Ian Paul Freely. When I was in the military my name tag read "I. P. Freely".

I'm glad someone raised this. When I was a kid I remember my grandmother pointing that Horse name out to me in her newspaper.

This must have been when I was old enough to rememeber and realise the significance. But I don't think I was much more than 6 years old at the time so it must have been in the early 1960s.

I use Hoof Hearted as a nom-de-plume in various web sites

Well, I actually heard about Hoof Hearted on TV (I think it was ESPN

Whoever it was who first thought of Hoof Hearted must have been a cunning linguist!

Does anyone remember the late Kenny Everett and the character he played called Cupid Stunt?

Kinda lingers doesn't it?

HEY I GET IT!!! WHO FARTED!!!! POOP!!!! HAHA HAHA IT SAYS WHO FARTED!

that's pretty funny,

Just to share - there was also a horse named 'from behind' for precisly the same reason - confusion!!

I met someone once who signed a cheque using the name C A Jones.

I laughed my arse off. So did he when I explained that the word "cajones" is the Spanish (I think) word for bollocks. At least I think it is. The film 'Buddy Buddy' with Jack Lemon and Walter Matthau had a bit of a dialogue about this.

Yes. I remember that film. Matthau was a contract killer. Lemon was a suicidal, obsessive, hypochondriac, TV Producer going through divorce.

Matthau had to stop him publicly immolating himself because he was attracting attention to his 'sniping position'. And it went on from there. Bloody excellent film! Thanks for reminding me.

And the reference to Cahonies (I didn't know it was spelled as cajones) I do recall. Very funny indeed.

My dad has several vinyl albums of Bloopers, most of which are from radio before the era of television. I've started listening to those records when I was four and that helped build my sense of humor. Anyway, one of the albums has the Hoof Hearted horse race. It's extremely funny. There was another horse race where a fillie named Harass was scheduled to run but was pulled at the last minute. The announcer reminded everyone to "scratch Harass".

iced ink habbit

Chaps. Try going to a WI meeting and dropping the words 'I like Kinda Lingers' every now and then. You'll be very popular with the ladies.