[Ads-l] antedating "pic"

[Jonathan Lighter]

The same guy who mentioned "Tappa Kegga Bru" (it was 1975) also cited "I
Phelta Thi."

JL

On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 1:55 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > "Tappa Kegga Bru."
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> Pswaydo-frat at my high school for guys who drove convertibles:
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> "Teyka Toppa Daun."
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> Not as kewl, IMO, as "Tappa Kegga Bru," pun-wise, but, WTF?
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