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<DIV><It was used in the context of a fictitious or imaginary person, like
under the following circumstance: Someone says, "Who took the last piece of
pie?" And I'd say "Yahooty took it." when in fact it was I who took it. A sort
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<DIV><FONT face="GoudyCatalog BT" color=#000080>In our Bostonian family there is
a mythical person who bears the responsibility for missing or broken objects,
etc. He was introduced into the family by my wife, a native of Seattle, who
learned of him from her mother, a Seattle native who spent a fair amount of time
in NJ. My wife defines him as "the little man who isn't there" and (being a
musician) always thought his name was "Yehudi."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="GoudyCatalog BT" color=#000080>Phil
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