"Suffering doughnuts!"

[Bob Haas]

Upon rethinking this, I'd characterize it as a catch phrase rather than an
epithet.

On 10/6/01 6:50 PM, Bob Haas wrote:

> 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)