[Ads-l] Thoughts on "doodly-squat"

[Jonathan Lighter]

> a serious scholar might spend years on the study of wretched subjects

Never do this!

JL

On Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 10:51 AM ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

> Impressive etymological excavation, Ben. Thanks for sharing.
> Garson
>
> On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 10:58 PM Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Of potential interest: a new post of mine on the Strong Language blog,
> > remembering Billy "The Kid" Emerson, who brought "squatitives" to the
> > masses with his 1955 song "Red Hot" ("My gal is red hot / Your gal ain't
> > doodly-squat").
> >
> > https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2023/04/29/your-gal-aint-doodly-squat/
> >
> > List regulars Jonathan Lighter and Larry Horn are liberally cited.
> >
> > --bgz
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