Tom Lehrer and the Tsar (idet peshkom).

[George Kalbouss]

You can hear Lobachevsky on You Tube-- type in: Tom Lehrer Lobachevsky,
and it is, indeed,  "idet" in the song.

	By the way,  Tom Lehrer credited Danny Kaye as one of his inspirations.
One of Kaye's funniest bits is in a monologue in the movie, "Wonderman" 
(ca. 1945),
where he says, "I'm remember the time..." several times.  In this bit, 
he pretends
he's a famous opera singer who is trying to sing "Ochi chernye" while 
trying to
stifle a sneeze.

George Kalbouss
THE Ohio State University

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