Al Capp

[J. Eulenberg]

What was the Kick-a-Poo Joy Juice for?

Julia Niebuhr Eulenberg <eulenbrg at u.washington.edu>

On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Wilson Gray wrote:

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> Poster:       Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM>
> Subject:      Al  Capp
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> Thanks, guys! Anybody recall the name of the punch, based on her innate
> goodness, that allowed Mammy Yokum to defeat Evil-Eye's "Double
> Whammy"? Was it the "Good Night, Irene!"?
>
> A little more on topic, was it Capp who invented or popularized the
> word "whammy" or does it predate him?
>
> -Wilson
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