FN + LN

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 6/6/07, Charles Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:
>
> Some comedy show on TV has a running gag in which a Karl Malone
> impersonator is featured saying foolish things in Dissociative Athletic BoSpeak.

Dunno about that, but a few years ago Budweiser ran commercials
featuring Leon, a parody of self-involved NFL stars like Terrell
Owens. The character would say things like "Leon can't do everything"
or "Leon doesn't have a bad side."


--Ben Zimmer

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