[Ads-l] fu lion - 1913, foo dog - 1915, foo lion - 1918

[Dave Hause]

I believe the foo creature was a bird, the other creature referred to a 
prosecution for "crossing a straight lion for immortal porpoises."
Dave Hause
-----Original Message----- 
From: Laurence Horn
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 3:24 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: fu lion - 1913, foo dog - 1915, foo lion - 1918

Any relation to the protagonist of the shaggy dog story (or stories, in =
different incarnations) whose eventual punch line is, of course, "If the =
foo shits, wear it"?

LH

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