Hinky Dinky

[Jonathan Lighter]

I wonder if the name of the chain antedates the song (1918).  But I doubt it does.

JL



"Gordon, Matthew J." <GordonMJ at MISSOURI.EDU> wrote:
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Hinky Dinky was the supermarket of my youth in Lincoln, NE. They've gone =
out of business (or changed their name) in Lincoln.


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New to me. Midwestern?

JL

Robert Wachal wrote:
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No one has mentioned the supermarket chain of that name.


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