[Ads-l] on days ending in the letter Y

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Great work, Steven. Following your lead I found the citation below
which indicates that the joke was circulating amongst some golfers by
1971.

Date: February 8, 1971
Newspaper: Pacific Daily News
Newspaper Location: Agana Heights, Guam
Article: Pipe Dreams
Author: Joe Murphy
Quote Page 10, Column 1
Database: Newspapers.com

https://www.newspapers.com/article/pacific-daily-news-golf-days-ending-with/136669620/

[Begin excerpt]
Speaking of days of the week, a fellow I know says that he likes to
play golf just on those days ending with "y".
[End excerpt]

Garson

On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 5:12 PM Steven Losie <stevenlosie at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Variations on this quote by former NBA basketball star Jerry West were
> printed in various newspapers at the end of 1974. It appears to have
> originated in the 31 October 1974 edition of the L.A. Times, as quoted
> below:
>
> [begin quote]
> Jerry West, asked how many days a week he plays golf since retiring from
> basketball: "Only on days ending in 'y'."
> [end quote]
> Source: Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct 1974, p.E2, col.2 (ProQuest Historical
> Newspapers)
> Article title: Morning Briefing: Ali's Prediction of Upset Win Turned Out
> Letter Perfect
>
> [begin quote]
> Former basketball star Jerry West told an interviewer that since his
> retirement, he's been playing golf: "But only on days ending in 'y'."
> [end quote]
> Source: Hartford Courant, 29 Nov 1974, p.105, cols.3-4 (ProQuest Historical
> Newspapers)
> Article title: Berle 'Roasted' by Friars Club
> Author: Earl Wilson
>
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