pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno

[Baker, John]

 Off-topic, but I've been wondering about this for years:  Some years
ago, I read in a novel that the line "I tawt I taw a puddie tat" is from
a poem that goes something like "I tawt I taw a puddie tat A-creepin' up
the 'tairs."  Presumably the poem would have predated Tweetie Bird, whom
the novel did not mention.  Is there any basis for this?

John Baker


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Subject: Re: pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or
easy eno

We also call our cats "puddies" or "puddie tats." In my case, I
extracted the term from Tweetie Bird's catchphrase, "I tawt I taw a
puddie tat!"