Slang Word-Coiners

[Dennis R. Preston]

>Tom,

You've got an a/o problem here.

>Poncho (as in Sanchez, the conga-drumming Latin Jazz musician) but
>Pancho (as in The Cisco Kid's sidekick.

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>Corrigenda:
>--"Don't have a cow" goes back at least to the early '60s (my junior high
>school days)
>--"Ay Caramba" has been a staple of comic Latin characters since (at least)
>The Cisco Kid (Poncho) and I Love Lucy (Ricky Ricardo)
>--"Cowabunga!" was used frequently by Chief Thunderthud on the Howdy Doody
>Show
>
>Addenda:
>Get Smart contributed "Sorry about that, chief", "Would you believe...?",
>and  "Missed it by THAT much".
>
>   Tom Kysilko        Practical Data Services
>   pds at visi.com       Saint Paul MN USA

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