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Offline Diane CBPFC

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What else have cartoonists named in society?
« on: July 25, 2009, 10:43:43 PM »
Kate just asked me why hot dogs are called hot dogs - so I googled:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_are_hot_dogs_called_hot_dogs_if_they_are_not_made_of_dog_meat

Just made me wonder if cartoonists brought any other words into common use.
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Re: What else have cartoonists named in society?
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2009, 09:32:44 PM »
Acme springs to my mind.
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robbie62

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Re: What else have cartoonists named in society?
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2009, 09:47:57 PM »
KAPOW !!!
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Elizabeth

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Re: What else have cartoonists named in society?
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2009, 12:56:04 PM »
I used to pronounce Acme as "ace - m" in my head... :-[

By the way, Happy Birthday to everybody I missed - been a bit busy lately... Retire on Friday though... (well from full time work anyway)
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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: What else have cartoonists named in society?
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2009, 08:29:21 PM »
You're retiring? Good grief, woman, you can only be about forty! Anyway, enjoy it and give my best to the guy in your house who was forty one last week.
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Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: What else have cartoonists named in society?
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2009, 08:47:51 PM »
Wimpy.
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