More on "moist"

[Jonathan Lighter]

I never thought of behaviorism in that context, but the fact is that my
neighbor was a psychiatric social worker.

JL

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Sounds like the cross between the mythical spaghetti test and a
> behaviorist joke--1974 is a bit late for behaviorist jokes, no? Classic
> behaviorist humor dates from the 1950s.
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>    VS-)
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> Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> > Just so future ages (if any) be not misled about the history of humor.
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> > In 1974-75 my next-door neighbor observed that a girl who'd "had a good
> time
> > on a date" could tell by flinging her panties against the wall. If they
> > stuck, she'd had a good time.
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