"Pompatus"

[Wilson Gray]

You ain't just a-bird-turdin'! I own both the original 78 - in 1954, I
bought it for "Buick '59"; "The Letter" was the B-side - and the CD
re-issue and, until tonight, the only thing that I could say for
certain was that "pompatus" couldn't possibly be right. Useless further
information: in 1959, "Buick '59" was re-issued and became as big a hit
as it had been back in '54.

-Wilson

On Feb 17, 2005, at 10:47 PM, Sam Clements wrote:

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> Sender:       American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Poster:       Sam Clements <SClements at NEO.RR.COM>
> Subject:      Re: "Pompatus"
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> And that, boys and girls, is just an example of the value of The
> Straight
> Dope.
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> Sam Clements
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> From: "Wilson Gray" <wilson.gray at RCN.COM>
> To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:39 PM
> Subject: "Pompatus"
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>> Have you ever wondered what the bleep the "pompatus of love" is? If
>> you
>> have, check out the following site:
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>> <http://www.evenmore.com/dope.htm>
>>
>> -Wilson
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