[Ads-l] Yosemite Sam and "tarnation"

Jesse Sheidlower jester at PANIX.COM
Sun Sep 8 20:05:45 UTC 2024


An exploration of _tarnation_, including the (apparently false) belief that it is in fact a characteristic exclamation of Yosemite Sam:

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/what-in-tarnation-is-tarnation

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