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On Jan 7, 2009, at 7:30 AM, BaxDeal@aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 1/6/09 6:49:57 PM, moorich@aol.com writes:
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> > This reminds me of the old vaudeville bit that Abbott & Costello
> had a
> > go at several times in both movies and television. The mention
> of a
> > place would turn a character (often played by Sid Fields) into a
> > maniac. There was a long shaggy dog story leading into it but then
> > the mere mention of the key word or words would prompt an explosion.
> >
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> in the Steve Martin film noir parody DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID, the
> mention
> of the term "cleaning woman" did the trick
>
> John Lau
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