unearths some literary gems.
From Poison Jasmine, by Clyde B. Clason:
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[Did Prof. Oddfellow go back in time and write this sentence?]
"Some words have so many [associations] that we might almost think of them as magic words."
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"The first thing I knew was when that West broke into my room to ask some idiotic question about a bathing suit. I'll bathing suit him!" Todd cackled as if he considered the last remark a witticism.
[And a few paragraphs later, after someone has called Todd "Scrooge."]
"Scrooge, eh?" He frowned severely. "I'll Scrooge you, young man!"
[All of which brings to mind the Pythons' pepperpot "Madame Sartre," who as you may recall has a line in that same vein.]
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[Apparently, members of the What's-Their-Name extended family can show up even in familiar old expressions. Here's one of them understudying Robin Hood!]
"Rambling all around what-you-call-it's barn," Willis answered dryly.
