[Ads-l] Antedating of Jeepers

[Jonathan Lighter]

I vote for "extension."

Cf. "bejabers" > "bejapers" > "japers" >...

JL

On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 11:19 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> So, the only question that remains is whether "jeepers" is a clip of
> "jeepers-creepers" or "jeepers-creepers" is an extension of "jeepers."
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> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:12 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > As sung in "The Fighting Seabees" (1944), with John Wayne looking on.
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> > JL
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> > On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 1:51 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 7:22 PM, Baker, John <JBAKER at stradley.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > "Well, anyhoe, I ketchin an evryting shees go purty gude but 2 mooch
> > slow
> > > > u=
> > > > ntil we hittingk sucha stashun how you callit "Parkin Place" - den
> > train
> > > > sh=
> > > > ees go down big hill to town witch Connduckter callin "Mahnoy City" -
> > den
> > > > t=
> > > > rain shees backin up fur longk time and By Jeepers we stop "Parkin
> > Place"
> > > > a=
> > > > gain!"
> > > >
> > >
> > > Where do you work-a, John?
> > > On the Delaware, Lackawann'[a & Western Railroad]!
> > >
> > > For those to young to recognize the above, it's a verse from a popular
> > song
> > > of my lost youth.
> > >
> > >
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