Anon. quote: "Any day above ground..."

[Jonathan Lighter]

NewspaperArchive reveals:

1973 _The Transcript_ (North Adams, Mass.) (Sept. 29) TV Guide 9:  I guess I
can attribute my ability to enjoy life to the philosophy of my grandmother:
"Each day above ground is a good day."

Speaker?  Tom Snyder, "newsman, interviewer, and host, who will be rapping
with persons from 1 to 2 a.m. each Tuesday through Friday as host of NBC
Television Network's new talk show, 'Tomorrow,' premiering Oct. 26..."

("Rapping with persons," not "rapping to the beat.")

JL
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Google finds many thousands of refs. to "Any day above ground is a good
> day."
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> GB turns up a 1986 ex. citing a bumper sticker.  I don't recall the
> sticker,
> but that's around the time I began to say it.
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> JL
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