It's obvious

[Dave Wilton]

Step 1: Collect Underpants
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!

(Courtesy the _South Park_ episode about the Underpants Gnomes)

-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Mark Mandel
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 1:35 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: It's obvious

Are those of us who think we remember this cartoon perhaps thinking of
one where somewhere between step 1 and the conclusion the blackboard
says "A miracle happens", and scientist A says to scientist B "I think
you need to be a bit more specific here"?

m a m

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
> There may well have been a similar cartoon, but the one that I've now
> given up trying to recall with any precision is a lot older than Far
> Side.
>
> -Wilson

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