[andrewce]

I watched that match back in high school (his streak corresponded with my own academic bowl team's season), and "What is a hoe?" was my response, too.

I'd never heard that semantic sense of "rake" before, and felt somewhat scandalized that "hoe" would be a response on national television (while in high school, I felt great affinity toward the puritans).

[ojbyrne]

I have known that from this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rake%27s_Progress