"Suffering doughnuts!"

[Peter A. McGraw]

Just in the interest of historical accuracy--I'd almost bet money it was
Daffy Duck rather than Sylvester.

Peter Mc.

--On Saturday, October 6, 2001 6:50 PM -0400 Bob Haas
<highbob at MINDSPRING.COM> wrote:

> It's the favorite epithet of Sylvester the cat, although I myself have met
> no other felines who enjoy the dish.
>
> On 10/6/01 5:44 PM, Gerald Cohen wrote:
>
>>    Btw, there's some cartoon character (Roadrunner? Yosemite Sam?)
>> who frequently says "Suffering succotash!" We deal of course with
>> alliteration, but otherwise, is there any justification for succotash
>> appearing in this exclamation? And is the exclamation used anywhere
>> else besides the cartoon?
>
> --
>
> Bob Haas
> Department of English
> High Point University
>
>     "I realise that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or
> bitterness towards anyone."  Edith Cavell (1865-1915)



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                               Peter A. McGraw
                   Linfield College   *   McMinnville, OR
                            pmcgraw at linfield.edu