[Ads-l] Child's misunderstanding: "the donzerly light"

[Laurence Horn]

> On Apr 25, 2016, at 2:35 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> GO'T:  <<  "Jose, can you see by the Donzerly light?"  >>
> WB:  One of Bill Dana's bits involved José Jiménez interacting with the
> Star Spangled Banner:
> Chorus:  Oh, say can you see ...
> Jose Jimenez:  Jess, I can see ...
> He performed the popular fictional character through the '60. I wonder if
> the catch phrase "No way Jose!" wasn't spun off from the reluctant
> astronaut skits.
> 

I mostly remember "Baseball been beDDy beDDy good to me."  [DD = voiced flap] 

LH

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