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[[Category:Catch Phrases]]
[[Category:Catch Phrases]]
[[File:But Cuba.png|thumb|The infamous "But Cuba" caption]]
[[File:But Cuba.png|thumb|The infamous "But Cuba" caption]]
'''But Cuba''' is a YouTube translated version of [[Leo Laporte|Leo]] swearing during the "Screw You" incident.
'''But Cuba''' is an auto-transcribed closed caption which appears when the "Leo Laporte Blows up at Mike Arrington on the Gillmor Gang" video is played with "Transcribe Audio" turned on.  The "but Cuba" caption appears when [[Leo]] says, "Fuck you guys!"


Originating from [[NSFW]] Episode 23 [[But Cuba]] when Google close captions were being read, Leo's "Fuck you guys!" got translated as "but Cuba". After being fully briefed about the origin of "but Cuba" in [[The Trials of King Leo]], he has begun using the phrase himself.
The phrase was discovered during the [[NSFW]] episode titled "[[But Cuba]]". The phrase was such a hit that there was no question that it would be the title of the episode.


==YouTube==
Leo had heard the phrase, but did not know the origin.  He was fully briefed about the origin of "but Cuba" during [[The Trials of King Leo]] and has since begun using the phrase himself.
 
==The Video==
Unfortunately, captions are not available in this embedded version but can be turned on by clicking the video to view it on YouTube.
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==Appearances elsewhere==
==Reported Appearances==
* [[But Cuba]], the original episode of [[NSFW]] in which it appeared.
* [[Tom Merritt]] slipped a "but Cuba" into his final episode of [[Buzz Out Loud]].
* [[Tom Merritt]] slipped a "but Cuba" into his final episode of [[Buzz Out Loud]].
* [[The Trials of King Leo]], in which the origin of the phrase is explained to [[Leo Laporte]].
* Numerous other [[NSFW]] episodes after the "[[But Cuba]]" episode.


==Variations==
==Variations==

Revision as of 08:49, 1 June 2010

The infamous "But Cuba" caption

But Cuba is an auto-transcribed closed caption which appears when the "Leo Laporte Blows up at Mike Arrington on the Gillmor Gang" video is played with "Transcribe Audio" turned on. The "but Cuba" caption appears when Leo says, "Fuck you guys!"

The phrase was discovered during the NSFW episode titled "But Cuba". The phrase was such a hit that there was no question that it would be the title of the episode.

Leo had heard the phrase, but did not know the origin. He was fully briefed about the origin of "but Cuba" during The Trials of King Leo and has since begun using the phrase himself.

The Video

Unfortunately, captions are not available in this embedded version but can be turned on by clicking the video to view it on YouTube.

Reported Appearances

Variations

There have been some variations on the catch phrase:

  • "But Cuban Missile Crisis"
  • "but humble servants of but Cuba"