[Ads-l] Antedating of "Yo" (Greeting)

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

The same greetings appeared in an earlier comic strip
Correction: There were no exclamation marks in this strip.

Date: August 18, 1979
Newspaper: The Modesto Bee
Newspaper Location: Modesto, California
Section: Comics (Date on comic section is August 19, 1979)
Comic Strip Title: The Born Loser
Comic Strip Artist: Art Sansom
Quote Page Unnumbered 6
Database: Newspapers.com

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee-yohurricane/177388717/

[Begin excerpt]
Panel 01
 YO, BRUTUS.
 YO, HURRICANE.

Panel 03
 CARE FOR A BANANA, HURRICANE?
[End excerpt]

On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM ADSGarson O'Toole
<adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The same greetings appeared in an earlier comic strip
>
> Date: August 18, 1979
> Newspaper: The Modesto Bee
> Newspaper Location: Modesto, California
> Section: Comics (Date on comic section is August 19, 1979)
> Comic Strip Title: The Born Loser
> Comic Strip Artist: Art Sansom
> Quote Page Unnumbered 6
> Database: Newspapers.com
> https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee-yohurricane/177388717/
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> Panel 01
>  YO, BRUTUS!
>  YO, HURRICANE!
>
> Panel 03
>  CARE FOR A BANANA, HURRICANE?
> [End excerpt]
>

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