2007-06-18 05:20:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It doesn't. It reads red rum backwards.
2007-06-18 05:25:53 · answer #1 · answered by Caroline J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stephen King
Redrum is the word murder spelled backwards. It was used in The Shining by Stephen King and in both the film The Shining and the miniseries The Shining based on the book.
Stephen King also uses redrum in other books and movies such as in Desperation where on the wall REDRUM DOG (God Murder) appears.
The scene from The Shining where Wendy looks at Danny's writing of "REDRUM" in the mirror as "MURDER" can be briefly seen in the drive-in scene in Twister (1996).
In the first Toy Story movie, "Redrum" is said by a doll/metal spider scaring Sid.
In the 1989 "Weird Al" Yankovic film UHF, George Newman responds to a threat on his life by saying, "Redrum! Redrum!"
Redrum is mentioned in the film Survive Style 5+
The word "Redrum" can be heard in the movie 'Scary Movie' just before the character 'Buffy' is murdered.
Redrum was used in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, by the character Xander as a joke in Episode 9 of season 1, "The Puppet Show"
The word is spelled out by Stewie using blocks in the episode "Love Thy Trophy" of the cartoon series Family Guy, as well as The Simpsons' Maggie in the episode "Treehouse of Horror V".
The Drawn Together episode "Xandir and Tim, Sitting in a Tree" features a killing spree by Billy of The Family Circus. In one of the rooms in the house, the burning corpse of Not Me can be seen next to a mirror with "redrum" written on it in blood.
Redrum is the name of an X-files episode on season eight.
The Supernatural episode, "The Usual Suspects" Redrum is referenced by Dean Winchester, explaining in a mock video confession that the message the spirit featured in the episode is trying to communicate, DANASCHULPS, is similar to "Redrum"
Redrum is the name of a CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode on season seven, the title referring to the use, within the episode's plot-line, of "reverse forensics".
In the episode "I Don't" from the second season of the animated series Daria, Daria Morgendorffer intones "Redrum, redrum" as the family approaches the hotel where a wedding ceremony is being held.
In one episode of Trading Spaces one of the rooms is painted red, and the designer nicknamed the room "redroom" in reference to the famous line.
Both the scene of Danny saying redrum (making the famous gesture with his finger) and the racing horse are referenced in the fourth episode of the first series of Life on Mars.
2007-06-18 14:43:43 · answer #2 · answered by Menehune 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is probably a corruption of a Saxon word, like "murthur," or the like. "Rum," and maybe "red" were from different languages. English is such a mishmash of words from other languages that they probably had no connection at all.
2007-06-18 14:17:06 · answer #3 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Blame the Proto-Indo-Europeans, 5,000 to 10,000 years ago.
"from PIE *mrtro-, from base *mor-/*mr- "to die" "
"murder", Online Etymology Dictionary : http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=murder&searchmode=none
2007-06-18 12:52:28 · answer #4 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it was either Steven King or Stanley Kubrick.
2007-06-18 13:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by WMD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some 'Hollyweird' screen writer?
2007-06-18 13:25:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wtf? of course u can relax your hair. u know, a straightener!!
2007-06-19 01:56:26 · answer #7 · answered by krazy chick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋