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[Jonathan Lighter]

I remember "constant companion" from the early '60s or possibly before. But I didn't figure out what it meant till I was a lot older.

JL

Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM> wrote:
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On Apr 7, 2005, at 12:00 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

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> My recollection of Hatlo's oeuvres is far less vivid. All I can
> remember is the Hatlo hat and that Iodine wore a red ponytail with a
> big bow.
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> She was kind of like "Little Lulu," but more working-class, IIRC.
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> JL

Little Lulu had a fat constant companion called "Tubby." She also
appeared in ads for Kleenex and appeared in animated cartoons. As far
as I know, the Hatlo people never appeared in an animated cartoon or in
any ads.

Does anyone remember when "constant companion" was the polite locution
for the man or the woman with whom a person of note enjoyed a close
personal, i.e. sexual, relationship?

-Wilson

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> Harrold Wilson Gray wrote:
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> On Apr 6, 2005, at 11:35 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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>> No, just an arcane reference to the late Jimmy Hatlo, creator of the
>> comics "L'il Iodine" and "They'll Do it Every Time!," who used to
>> acknowledge ideas with "A tip o' the Hatlo hat to...."
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>> JL
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> Did you ever see the movie based on the cartoon in which it was
> revealed that "Iodine" was actually named "Diane"? Hatlo's work
> introduced me to "inkum" sc."tax" as a possible pronunciation of
> "income." and I'll never forget Uncle Lushwell and Mr. Bigdome, though
> I have forgotten the name of her mother. Her dad was Henry Tremblechin,
> "Trimble" in the movie.
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> -Wilson
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>> Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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>>> Never discuss the poem, "The Man with a Hoe." (And a tip o'
>>> the Lighter lid to Roz Chast for that gem!)
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>> Izzat a Zippo?
>> AM
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