"Suffering doughnuts!"

[Bob Haas]

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?

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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)