funny books

[Darla Wells]

I want to say one of Humphrey Bogart's movies, but I have no evidence for it,
just a vague sort of hunch.
Darla

With magic, you can turn a frog into a prince. With science, you can turn a
frog into a Ph.D and you still have the frog you started with. (Terry Pratchett)

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From: Beverly Flanigan <flanigan at OHIO.EDU>
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Sent: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:43:02 -0400
Subject: Re: funny books

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> >   My grandfather occasionally used the facetious parting salutation, "See
> > you in the funny papers!"
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> >   JL
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> My dad used to say this too.  Anyone know where it comes from?
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