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

From:Ray Brown <ray.brown@...>
Date:Thursday, June 27, 2002, 5:21
On Wednesday, June 26, 2002, at 03:37 , Dan Sulani wrote:

> On 26 June, Marcus Smith wrote: > >> On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Roger Mills wrote:
[snip]
>> I believe the character was Snagglepuss (or however that is supposed to >> be >> spelled) from the Hannah-Barbara cartoons. Same shows as Yogi Bear and >> Huckleberry Hound. > > > Sure was! Used to be one of my favorite characters!
Yes, Snagglepus!! Gosh, I'd forgotten & it's all coming back now.
> The phrase was "Heavens to Murgatroid!". You can > download a wav file of him saying it (about 18 Kb) > at: > > http://www.topthat.net/webrock/flisou.htm
I'll maybe do just that if I get bored in College tomorrow :-)
> Thanks for the nostalgia-trip, guys!
Yes, indeed - it brings back fond memories of when my kids were little & we used watch Snagglepus & co. At any rate, my transatlantic friends have confirmed that it's "Murgatroyd" (or "Murgatroyd") and not *Murcatroyd --- and I've spent the last quarter of a century or more wondering ;) Ray.