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Article #2661Re: nonsense line
From: Jim Gillogly
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1986 05:36
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1986 05:36
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In article <831@ellie.UUCP> colonel@ellie.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) writes:
>> Major Hoople, was created by Gene Ahern in 1921 with the _Squirrel Cage_
>> as the top. NOV SHMOZ KA POP, a nonsense line that was widely parroted,
>
>What do you mean, "nonsense line"? I'll bet somebody on the Net can
>identify both the language and the meaning.
>
>A tougher one is "NOTARY SOJAC," from _Smokey Stover._ I'll bet nobody
>figures that one out!
NOTARY SOJAC anagrams to "JAY'S CARTOON". I wonder who wrote Smokey Stover.
(It also anagrams to "A COSY TROJAN" and "JARS A TYCOON", but those aren't
very compelling.)
--
Jim Gillogly
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