[Ads-l] No = 'yes; truly'

[Jonathan Lighter]

Am starting to feel from the depths of memory that this use of "No!" has
long been common among standup comedians, though I can't prove it with exx.
and don't know why it should be so.

Well, here's one example:

INSULT COMIC:  I'd love to beat Oprah. I know her *weakness.*

AUDIENCE:  [Cheers].

COMIC:  No, no. I know her weakness.

JL

JL

On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 2:31 PM, Jim Parish <jparish at siue.edu> wrote:

> And Taylor.
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> Jim Parish
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> On 3/5/2018 1:03 PM, W Brewer wrote:
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>> Seems like FDR turned out to be president-for-life. Oh, yeah, Lincoln,
>> too;
>> Garfield, McKinley, JFK; Harrison & Harding.
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