Origin of "framistat?"

Dan Goodman dsgood at IPHOUSE.COM
Mon Apr 8 21:12:47 UTC 2013


Thanks!

On 04/08/2013 03:57 PM, W Brewer wrote:
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> Maybe Cliff Nazarro
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzcE0G_OMDA
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> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Dan Goodman <dsgood at iphouse.com> wrote:
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>> Googling brings me the information that it was invented by a 1940's
>> radio comedian.  I would be more confident of this if the comedian's
>> name had been given.

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