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Re: CHAT: Murgatroyd (was somehow Re: Lenition)

From:GrayWizard <dbell@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 26, 2002, 15:49
From: "Roger Mills" <romilly@...>

> My knowledge of the phrase derives (I'm pretty sure) from movie-going as a > child in the 40s/50s, and I don't think Hanna-Barbera were around in those > days, at least not producing cartoons for theater showing-- and I was too > old and Far Too Sophisticated ;-) to watch their TV shows when they came > along......(Ahem) I think I watched H.Hound for a while; did Snagglepuss > appear there? The name rings a bell. > > So _someone_ back in the old days used the phrase-- even the occasional > adult; who must have picked it up from the kids. Sorry, Ray, we're back
to
> Square One...
I believe Red Skelton, the comedian, used the term "Heavens to Mergatroid" while playing his TV character Clem Kadiddlehopper back in the '50s. David

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Dan Sulani <dnsulani@...>