Precise Citation for Major Antedating of Euphemistic Sense of "Make Love"

[Jonathan Lighter]

NBC-TV movie, *War Stories* (2003) : “I lack your European _je ne sais
quois, … your hinky dinky parlez-vous_.”

Transmitted in the clear. Check manual if your Enigma clone self-encrypts.

JL


On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 8:53 AM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Sense of
>               "Make Love"
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> JL:  <<=E2=80=9CI lack your European *je ne sais quois*, =E2=80=A6 your
> *hinky din=
> ky parlez-vous*.=E2=80=9D>>
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> WB:  Doubt Bletchley Park had this much trouble with Colossus. Rinky-dinky
> Qwerty-vous.
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