"See You Later" (1869, 1875); C U L8er (1990)

[Mullins, Bill]

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> Speaking of which, a TV talking head yesterday said something
> about "Johnny Carson was a favorite for thirty years. That's
> three generations of Americans."  "Generations" has been used
> loosely for a long time, but this must be the briefest
> specific interpretation yet since *all* Americans are included.


Agree that this is lazy writing, but my grandparents, my parents
and I all were Johnny-watchers.  So three generations isn't too
inaccurate.