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[Garson O'Toole]

Bonnie Taylor-Blake wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> 9. Tennis commentator: "One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is
>>> that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses
>>> them... Oh my God, what have I just said?"
>
> That one goes back to at least 1954.  I found the Walter Winchell
> sighting a few years ago and passed it along to David Mikkelson, who
> includes it in his analysis,
>
> http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/kissballs.asp

Excellent Bonnie. The following cite for the first two items is much
later, 2002. But I am posting it because it earlier than the date
given in the introductory description:

[Begin excerpt from Victor's post of G+ post]
> Top 9 Comments made by commentators at the 2004 Olympics
[End Excerpt]

Newsgroups: alt.hi.are.you.cute
From: camlawn... at aol.com (Camster)
Date: 20 Sep 2002 16:00:21 GMT
Local: Fri, Sep 20 2002 12:00 pm
Subject: Things that sound dirty but arent

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.hi.are.you.cute/msg/af3080850d994236

[Begin excerpt]
1. Weightlifting commentator at the Olympic Snatch and Jerk Event: "This is
Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her
warm up and it was amazing."

2. Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator: "This is really a lovely horse and I
speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother."
[End excerpt]

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