[Ads-l] BCT

[Jonathan Lighter]

Sounds plausible. I prefer BLTin' and PBJin', however.

JL

On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 11:55 AM Benjamin M Brainard <brainard at uga.edu>
wrote:

> Bacon/cheese/tomato?
>
> The TCB obviously being bacon/peanut butter/banana
>
> ...ben
>
> > On Apr 3, 2022, at 11:49 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > [EXTERNAL SENDER - PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY]
> >
> >
> > A current Kraft Singles commercial uses without much context the word
> > "BCT'in'." I've listened carefully a number of times.
> >
> > Is this a real expression, or just someone's misconstrual of the decades-
> > old "TCB'in'" ("taking care of business").
> >
> > If the latter - shame! shame!
> >
> > JL
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