Doctor Livingstone, I presume

Arnold Zwicky zwicky at STANFORD.EDU
Mon May 2 22:50:05 UTC 2011


On May 2, 2011, at 2:27 PM, victor steinbok wrote:

> What is the current status of the phrase? I have no quotation current
> dictionaries on hand, so I am not sure how this has been treated recently. ...

not really on topic, but i'm struggling to recall a piece of comic writing (or radio/tv skit) with a character named Dr. Livingstone I. Presume.  any bells on this?

arnold

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