It was a mystery that baffled white people for decades: What was Michael Jackson saying when he exclaimed “Shamon!” while singing some of his greatest hits?

We can now classify that mystery as “solved” after Justin the Mouthinator took the groundbreaking approach of Googling the word and reporting his results on this week’s Radio Happy Hour.

According to our portly former weatherman, “Shamon” is indeed spelled S-H-A-M-O-N and is slang for “come on.”

Wikipedia agrees partially with the Mouthinator describing the word as “a distinctive deliberate mispronunciation of ‘come on’,”  though they assert its spelled  “cha’mone” or “shamone”.

Several searches for lyrics to the King of Pop’s song Bad and Urban Dictionary all seem to corroborate the “come on” definition though some sources credit MJ of originating the unique pronunciation while other sources merely say he popularized the term.

Incidentally, though not his intention, “Shamone” is also an Arabic girl’s name meaning “beauty” or a boy’s name in Sanskrit meaning “mystical one.” This of course opens up a whole new mystery:  What the hell is Sanskrit?!?

This week on Dr. Blogstein’s
Radio Happy Hour:

#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor celebrates the launch of his new thriller, The Apostle on this week’s show.

Thor, who is known for his high octane, page turners featuring ex-Navy Seal Scot Harvath, traveled to Afghanistan to give The Apostle a ripped from the headlines authenticity.

We’ll hear about what he saw and experienced in the war zone, whether he plans on running for political office in the near future and what’s taking Hollywood so long to adapt his books into movies.

Maybe the promo spot for The Apostle will light a fire under Hollywood producers:

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The Steps are: Will Thompson (vocals & guitar), Sam Thompson (lead guitar), Stephen Ross (bass), Z Lynch (drums).

In 2005, the Austin, TX based band took flight “on a journey to bring a classic sound back to modern rock.”

They’ve done it and Will Thompson will tell us all about it.

Dr. Blogstein, Vinny Bond and Justin the Mouthinator play clips from the many times the Radio Happy Hour discussed “The King of Pop,” Michael Jackson.

We hear from Dangerous Lee, Corey Feldman, and TruDog AKA “Notorious Homo Thug”

Trudog AKA Notorious Homo Thug, the gay rapper, tells rapid fire, “Laugh-In” style Michael Jackson jokes.

The full show –>

Speaking of MJ, according to London’s Daily Mail, this is what The King of Pop, minus all the surgery, would have looked like: