Not in OED: "gold"

[Victor Steinbok]

"Comedy gold" strikes me as predating Seinfeld. I'll take a look.

     VS-)


On 1/16/2014 11:52 AM, Ben Zimmer wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>> CNN:  "Turns out Justin Bieber's egging of his neighbor's house is comedy
>> gold!"
>>
>> In other words, something you can exploit for bucks or publicity.  Mmmm,
>> gold!
>>
>> Like a "gold mine" but portable.
>>
>> I first noticed this in the mid '90s.
> ...which was around the time that Kenny Bania said "That's gold,
> Jerry! Gold!" (in reference to a reworked joke) on "Seinfeld."
>
> http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheFatigues.html
> "The Fatigues"
> Episode no. 140
> pc: 806, season 8, episode 6
> Broadcast date: October 31, 1996
>
> --bgz
>
> --
> Ben Zimmer

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