"What's not to love?"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Great work, G.

JL

On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 3:05 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Apparently "What's not to love?" was in a high-profile 1957 book.
>
> Year: 1957
> Title: Rally Round The Flag, Boys!
> Author: Max Shulman
> Page 8 and 9 (according to GB)
> Database: Google Books snippet unverified
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> Here, obviously, was a
> girl of passion and fire. Now it remained to find out
> just what it was she was passionate and fiery about.
> "I'm not quite sure I follow you," he said.
> "Do you love children?"
> "What's not to love?"
> "Exactly. How can you help loveing those sweet,
> innocent little things, so full of trust and affection,...
> [End excerpt]
>
> Garson
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 2:50 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole
> <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Here's a 1965 cite for "what's not to love?" (I only looked in
> > GenealogyBank and GB.)
> >
> > Date: November 21, 1965
> > Newspaper: Evening Star
> > Article: Glowing Exhibition at Phillips Now
> > Author: Frank Getlein (Art Critic of The Star)
> > Newspaper Location: Washington (DC), District of Columbia
> > Quote Page: D3, Column: 1
> > Database: GenealogyBank
> >
> > [Begin excerpt]
> > Paris Paintings
> >
> > This is precisely how Loren
> > MacIver paints her pictures.
> >
> > Take the city of Paris.
> > Sizzling or dizzling, what's not
> > to love? Here is how MacIver
> > loves it:
> > [End excerpt]
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 2:14 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole
> > <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> The Phrase Finder website has an entry for the expressions:
> >>
> >> What's not to like?
> >> What's not to love?
> >> http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/whats-not-to-like.html
> >>
> >> "So what's not to like?" appeared in The Dunkirk Evening Observer in
> >> September 1963 according to the website. The VW advertising campaign
> >> of 1974 was also pointed to for the phrase "what's not to love".
> >>
> >> Garson
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Jonathan Lighter
> >> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >>> Subject:      Re: "What's not to love?"
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> >>> 1974 _Mobile Register_ (July 21) 95  [NewsBank]: The Love Bug
> [Volkswagen].
> >>> At a special, low $2499; what's not to love?
> >>>
> >>> 1980 _Seattle Daily Times_ (Feb. 14) 71: What's not to love about a
> >>> catatonic schizophrenic?
> >>>
> >>> JL
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Jonathan Lighter <
> wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
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> >>>> Another advertising cliche'. GB alleges an ex. in 1965, but I'm
> skeptical.
> >>>>  Maybe 1975 or later.
> >>>>
> >>>> JL
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