antedatings: "tough luck," "oohs and ahs"

Philip E. Cleary philip.cleary at VERIZON.NET
Wed Jul 6 00:35:39 UTC 2005


<Extended version, from Nashville, TN, ca 1972:  "Tough titty, said the
kitty, but the milk's still good.">

The Boston version, late 1950s: "'Tough titty,' said the cat to the kitty
when the milk ran dry."

Phil Cleary



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