Hambone

Perhaps I was afraid of being laughed at if the mysterious item turned out to be a hambone, a distinct possibility.

HAMBONE — An unconvincing blackface dialectician.

Ferrell is the ubiquitous hambone, an affably oblivious man-child prone to shirtless prancing onscreen.

“Walking, walking, walking -- Hambone break!”

“♪ Hambone, hambone! ♪ Hambone. Okay, hambone break's over. Back to the bedroom!” (motor whirring) “♪ Hambone, hambone! ♪ Hambone ♪”