<P> A dysphemism, shut the front door, was used often by Stacy London of TLC's What Not to Wear during the U.S. show's run from 2003--13 . It was also used in an Oreo commercial on American TV in 2011, prompting some parents to object . </P> <P> A similar phrase in Spanish, ¿ Por qué no te callas? (English: "Why don't you shut up?"), was said by King Juan Carlos I of Spain to Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, in response to repeated interruptions by Chávez at a 2007 diplomatic conference . The blunt comment from one head of state to another surprised many, and received "general applause" from the audience . </P> <P> The objectionability of the phrase has varied over time . For example, in 1957, Milwaukee morning radio personality Bob "Coffeehead" Larsen banned the song "Mama Look - a-boo - boo" from his show for its repeated inclusion of the phrase, which Larsen felt would set a bad example for the younger listeners at that hour . In 1968, the use of the phrase on the floor of the Australian Parliament drew a rebuke that "The phrase' shut up' is not a parliamentary term . The expression is not the type which one should hear in a Parliament". A similar objection was raised in the Pakistani Parliament in a session during the 1950s . More recently, the cable network Gospel Music Channel, which debuted in 2004, bars the use of the phrase along with actual profanities within its secular programming, often muting the phrase when it comes up within the dialogue . </P> <P> An alternative modern spoken usage is to express disbelief, or even amazement . When this (politer) usage is intended, the phrase is uttered with mild inflexion to express surprise . The phrase is also used in an ironic fashion, when the person demanding the action simultaneously demands that the subject of the command speak, as in "shut up and answer the question". The usage of this phrase for comedic effect traces at least as far back as the 1870s, where the title character of a short farce titled "Piperman's Predicaments" is commanded to "Shut up; and answer plainly". Another seemingly discordant use, tracing back to the 1920s, is the phrase "shut up and kiss me", which typically expresses both impatience and affection . </P>

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