Bobered

"Bobered" is an American slang phrase used to describe a hypothetical or logical situation in which an individual, thing, situation, or all of the above take precedence over any individual, thing, situation, or all of the above. For example, if one was to repeatedly fall victim to a certain individual in some sort of setting, the victim could be described as having been "Bobered". The most common correlation between this proverbial malapropism can be drawn within the also recently coined slang term, "owned" (or, more recently, "pwned").

Etymology
The term "Bobered" comes from the opening sequence of a Season Three episode (the fifth episode of the season) of the sitcom "Scrubs", starring Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley, and many others. However, the episode opens with a voiceover of Dr. John (JD) Dorian (Zach Braff), who exclaims, "As a doctor, it is important to know how to make small talk with your patients." The scene shows Braff juxtaposed with a hospital bed and its corresponding patient, Mr. Bober. Braff delivers the first line of the episode, "Mr. Bober, what would you like with your turkey sandwich?" Mr. Bober, whose first name is never identified, quickly responds, "Pickles!" The voiceover narration is again employed as Braff is heard saying, "Of course, it's hard when your patient suffers from dementia and can only say one word." The scene continues as Braff poses the question, "And to drink?" and, of course, the patient replies, "Pickles!" Braff appears pensive momentarily, then poses as a game-show host, asking, "And now, for $1,000 and this bag of IV fluid which is guaranteed to make you feel like you're 190 again, what did Peter Piper pick a peck of?" Naturally, the audience can assume the forthcoming response - "Pickles!" Braff then acts surprised and clearly empathetic towards the "contestant's" lack of knowledge, while then depicting that the correct answer is, in fact, "peppers". This is clear evidnece of a mentally frail geezer being taken advantage of by an unpaid intern, soon to break into the proverbial league of wealthiness.

Ironic Episode Twist
At the time of the inicident between Braff and Mr. Bober, Doctor Cox catches the young intern mocking his aged patient, and express his derived pleasure from this mockery. Mr. Bober is later described by Doctor Cox (McGinley) as a "gomer", one who "does not have the decency to die". Braff's supposed brother questioned this policy, seeing it as inhumane - this questioning is shot down by both doctors, claiming it is simply the attitude that is present in the hospital. However, later in the episode, Bober, after he had been released from the hospital due to a sufficient temparature drop, returns to the hospital. However, both doctors have undergone an extreme change of heart, as J.D.'s brother has thrashed Cox for supposedly sucking the joy from his job. Cox then explains to J.D. later in the episode his passion for his occupation, and when J.D. agrees, it seems that both doctors have undergone a drastic internal change that re-sparked the proverbial fire.

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