Dawgs

[Charles Doyle]

So, now we know who originated that old knock-knock joke:

"Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
"Kilroy."
"Kiroy who?"
"Kill Roy Rogers; I'm a Gene Autry fan."

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:31:33 -0700
>From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM>
>Subject: Re: Dawgs
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>
>
>  No kidding. I can recall cultivating "r"s in first and second grade because I wanted to sound more like Gene Autrey.  Most of my classmates, IIRC, were much less rhotic.
>
>  JL
>

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