[Ads-l] Quip: Whoever named it necking was a poor judge of anatomy

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

The joke in the subject line is listed in “The Macmillan Dictionary of
Quotations” (1989), “The Penguin Dictionary of Modern Humorous
Quotations” and “The Yale Book of Quotations” (YBQ). These references
and others credit Groucho Marx.

The earliest citation in the YBQ is dated 1977. The statement
apparently has been omitted in “The New Yale Book of Quotations”.

Here is a 1968 citation.

[ref] 1968, 20,000 Quips and Quotes by Evan Esar, Subject: Petting,
Quote Page 593, Doubleday, Garden City, New York. (Verified on paper)
[/ref]

[Begin excerpt]
Whoever named it necking was a poor judge of anatomy.
—Groucho Marx
[End excerpt]

Here is a link to the new Quote Investigator article.
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/07/28/necking/

Feedback welcome,
Garson

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