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From: bobd@zaphod.UUCP (Bob Dalgleish)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: "That ought to hold the little ..."
Message-ID: <232@zaphod.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 16-Apr-85 14:39:07 EST
Article-I.D.: zaphod.232
Posted: Tue Apr 16 14:39:07 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 17-Apr-85 06:24:55 EST
References: <120@ihlpl.UUCP> <629@vortex.UUCP> <692@cae780.UUCP>
Organization: Develcon Electronics, Saskatoon, SK
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> In article <629@vortex.UUCP> lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) writes:
> >	... Gary Owens ... He is NOT the person who made the "that oughta hold
> >the little bastards" comment on radio -- that was done many, many
> >years ago during the "golden age" of radio.
> 
> That was "Uncle WIP", on station WIP in Philadelphia, sponsored by Gimbles,
> in the mid-40's.
> 
> FROM:   Brian G. Gordon, CAE Systems

The comment in question has been attributed to almost every announcer in
TV or radio who had anything to do with a kiddies program.  Not to
question Mr. Gordon's references, but I have heard the same story about
local announcers here in Saskatchewan (no date, but the announcer and
the show were pinpointed).  I suspect that this is just another part of
the lore of TV/radio.  Any more candidates?
-- 
[The opinions expressed here are only loosely based on the facts]

Bob Dalgleish		...!alberta!sask!zaphod!bobd
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