Origin of "framistat?"

[W Brewer]

Maybe Cliff Nazarro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzcE0G_OMDA


On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Dan Goodman <dsgood at iphouse.com> wrote:

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> Googling brings me the information that it was invented by a 1940's
> radio comedian.  I would be more confident of this if the comedian's
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