recent francophobic slur

[Jonathan Lighter]

Thanks, Sam. I didn't have time to track it down.

Nightly _Simpsons_ reruns plus latter-day political frictions have helped rocket this phrase into - dare I say it? - Fred's purview.

JL

Sam Clements <SClements at NEO.RR.COM> wrote:
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> The earliest ex. appears to be from Jan. 14, 2000, but the phrase was
> introduced on a _Simpsons_ episode - and, IIRC, was used only once -
> slightly earlier.
> JL

This Simpson's site http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F32.html
indicates it was in an episode aired on 30 April, 1995.

sam

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