Catch Phrases <-remember them?

Shawn Stackhouse

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Mar 15, 1993, 7:32:16 PM3/15/93

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Does anyone out there rememberany of the catch phrases that were made up?

I know it was on at least once (it might even be every year..., but I doubt
it)..

I remeber they had ones said by people like a little girl and an old lady
(that were kind of regular skit appearers), and Dave had the audience vote
on them...

They were supposed to be the new phrase for '88 or something...

Any clues?

Stack

Michael Hamilton Walker

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Mar 15, 1993, 10:30:01 PM3/15/93

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Yeah, there was a audience approval contest.

the winner was "Nicely packed, bag boy"

the only other one I remember, as it was my favorite was "Man, that's
one mean Piekenese(sp??)"

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Rob Knauerhase

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Mar 16, 1993, 8:48:22 AM3/16/93

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In <C3yHH...@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> ssta...@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Shawn Stackhouse) writes:
>Does anyone out there rememberany of the catch phrases that were made up?
>I know it was on at least once (it might even be every year..., but I doubt
>it)..

As I recall, there was only one contest. However, like the Home Office,
there were several catch phrases that were declared by fiat.

"And the new catch phrase that's sweeping the nation (and boy, does this
nation need sweeping)..."

>I remeber they had ones said by people like a little girl and an old lady
>(that were kind of regular skit appearers), and Dave had the audience vote
>on them...

One was "And, it's _moist_" with great stress on the last word. There
were 3 or 4 others in the contest for formal catch phrase.

Rob
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Dan Pearl

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Mar 16, 1993, 9:04:36 AM3/16/93

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They pelted us with rocks and garbage.

I don't mind the itching, but I can't stand the swelling. (?)

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John Bratt

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Mar 16, 1993, 9:22:51 AM3/16/93

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Them bats is smart, they use radar.

I believe that this is from one of those segments.

--John Bratt

Von Welch

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Mar 16, 1993, 9:44:26 AM3/16/93

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In article <1o419d$d...@hpscit.sc.hp.com>, dom...@fc.hp.com (Dominic Scamporrino) writes:
|> ?.... They pelted him with rocks and bottles.

I think it was "They pelted us with rocks and garbage."

Von

edward s. chen

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Mar 16, 1993, 12:04:58 PM3/16/93

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In article <1o4mpk$r...@transfer.stratus.com> pe...@spectacle.sw.stratus.com (Dan Pearl) writes:

>I don't mind the itching, but I can't stand the swelling. (?)

Actually, "I hate the itching, but I don't mind the swelling"

The sexual innuendo (particularly when told by a little old lady) was
very funny.

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Nils Nieuwejaar

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Mar 16, 1993, 11:30:48 AM3/16/93

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br...@crchh7a9.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (John Bratt) writes:

>Them bats is smart, they use radar.

>I believe that this is from one of those segments.

Actually, I think that was the first Dumb Guy:
"Now Paul, you know I don't usually do impressions, but this is my
impression of a dumb guy watching a nature show on PBS"

...or something to that effect

David Glen Paschich

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Mar 16, 1993, 5:30:18 AM3/16/93

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Nice tie.... BONEHEAD!

Roy Eassa

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Mar 16, 1993, 1:57:57 PM3/16/93

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pe...@spectacle.sw.stratus.com (Dan Pearl) writes:

"What do you want, wicker?"

Roy Eassa

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Mar 16, 1993, 1:58:46 PM3/16/93

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br...@crchh7a9.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (John Bratt) writes:

>--John Bratt

Great quote, but I think that was one of Dave's Dumb Guy quotes that he
just really liked and decided to use a lot.

Brian Upper - Invoice

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Mar 16, 1993, 11:35:03 AM3/16/93

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And my favorite:
"What do you want - wicker?"

Brian

Clayton Brooks

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Mar 16, 1993, 3:04:02 PM3/16/93

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Nope.
One time, they had about 5 actors say some phrase
and had the audience decide which one was best.

Included were:
A young girl saying, "I'm a sweet little cupcake, BAKED BY THE DEVIL!" (winner)
An old lady saying, "Ham ? ... Ham!?! ... HAM!?!?!" (close 2nd)

The first one was this 5'8" 200lbs chubby-face mid-30's guy saying:
"Them bats is smart...they use radar!" (muted horn follows)
The audience hated it.

But Dave liked it so much that for the next show,
he set it up better (with himself playing the guy,
this time as an employee of a convenience store).
The audience was a little more receptive.

Not satisfied, Dave continued to keep plugging it
until it caught on.

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Marty Del Vecchio

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Mar 16, 1993, 4:09:18 PM3/16/93

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1984/1985: They pelted us with rocks and garbage.

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Mark Branson

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Mar 16, 1993, 3:47:24 PM3/16/93

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The ones I remember with the little girl and the old lady
(among others) were:

"I'm a little cupcake - BAKED BY THE DEVIL!!!"
"More pie, admiral?"
"I lost my dolly - DOWN THE CRAPPER!!!"
"Now THIS is a shoe."
"Sorry, pal. That ain't strudel."
"Oh no - we've got squirrels."

Mark Branson
Colorado State University Atmospheric Science Department

Brian Alan Baker

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Mar 16, 1993, 4:42:27 PM3/16/93

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"Nicely packed, bagboy."
"I hate the itching... but I don't mind the swelling!"

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William J. Burtle

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Mar 16, 1993, 4:06:46 PM3/16/93

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ssta...@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Shawn Stackhouse) writes:

>Any clues?

>Stack

I'll never forget: "More pie, Admiral?"

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Sean F Peterson

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Mar 16, 1993, 6:27:09 PM3/16/93

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"Oh no, we got squirrels"

and something like

"I lost my dolly, ... right down the crapper

Jeff L. Matocha

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Mar 16, 1993, 10:57:12 PM3/16/93

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What about the prospective presidential slogans that Dave had? I
remember some old lady's won and they actually talked to Bill on the
phone and asked him to use it.

je...@engr.latech.edu

Chuck

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Mar 16, 1993, 11:08:08 PM3/16/93

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i distinctly remember two contests, there may have been more...
and to add to the list, one of my favorites no one's mentioned,

"How much for the Buick?"
said by Al Marr i believe.

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Michael C Landauer

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Mar 17, 1993, 2:48:49 AM3/17/93

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je...@engr.LaTech.edu (Jeff L. Matocha) writes:

>What about the prospective presidential slogans that Dave had? I
>remember some old lady's won and they actually talked to Bill on the
>phone and asked him to use it.

I remember one for Bush:

Deficit schmeficit (sp?)!

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Bob

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Mar 17, 1993, 4:52:22 AM3/17/93

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je...@engr.LaTech.edu (Jeff L. Matocha) writes:
| What about the prospective presidential slogans that Dave had? I
| remember some old lady's won and they actually talked to Bill on the
| phone and asked him to use it.

As it turns out, the Clinton slogan was right on the mark:

"We don't have a clue, but we don't have a Quayle."

==

Bob Seattle, Washington

Stephen Wayne Miller

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Mar 17, 1993, 10:35:53 AM3/17/93

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In <C3zz...@ms.uky.edu> cbr...@ms.uky.edu (Clayton Brooks) writes:

>A young girl saying, "I'm a sweet little cupcake, BAKED BY THE DEVIL!" (winner)

Same little girl: "I just fed my goldfish . . . TO THE KITTY!!"

Vernon H Harmon

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Mar 17, 1993, 10:50:50 AM3/17/93

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Excerpts from netnews.alt.fan.letterman: 17-Mar-93 Re: Catch Phrases
<-remembe.. Michael C Landauer@ux4.c (582)

> I remember one for Bush:

> Deficit schmeficit (sp?)!

Another one was:

"Vote Bush....and *SCREW* the spotted owl!!"

I remember there were 5 of them, but can't remember them all...
anybody care to post them? (the Clinton slogans would be nice too)

I remember after they got a winner for the new Bush slogan
they called up his campaign office and "offered" it to the lady
who was the head of the office.....

(how about them "crazy folks!" down in DC? "your adequecy"
and "generalissima" ? what's next? "William the Great"? :D)

--Vernon.

Rachel Hill

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Mar 17, 1993, 3:03:34 AM3/17/93

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In article <1o67io$o...@aurora.engr.LaTech.edu> je...@engr.LaTech.edu (Jeff L. Matocha) writes:

What about the prospective presidential slogans that Dave had? I
remember some old lady's won and they actually talked to Bill on the
phone and asked him to use it.

_________________________

The winning slogan was

"We don't have a clue...but we don't have a Quayle."

Dave did talk to Bill Clinton on the phone, but when it came to
revealing the slogan, he weasled out and handed the phone to the old
lady (her name was Constance, I think). She said it very sweetly, but
I don't think Bill was all that impressed...

Paramasivam

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Mar 17, 1993, 1:35:10 PM3/17/93

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In article <RACHEL.93M...@bailey.cpac.washington.edu> rac...@bailey.cpac.washington.edu (Rachel Hill) writes:
>>>
>>> "We don't have a clue...but we don't have a Quayle."
>>>
>>>Dave did talk to Bill Clinton on the phone, but when it came to
>>>revealing the slogan, he weasled out and handed the phone to the old
>>>lady (her name was Constance, I think). She said it very sweetly, but
>>>I don't think Bill was all that impressed...
>>>

Yeah, but "Bottoms up, Clintaholics" was better.

And wasnt last night's show great. Our Generalisammo Surgeon seems to
have some sense of humour.
And the cheek of Paul to play _Chest Fever_ when Dolly Parton was on :-)

--P2

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Chuck

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Mar 17, 1993, 5:22:29 PM3/17/93

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"He shoots, he scores!!!" was definatly one, too...i remember it didn't win,
but it was Dave's favorite.

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Larion Tyshler

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Mar 17, 1993, 5:13:35 PM3/17/93

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In article <C40wD...@news.cso.uiuc.edu> mlan...@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael C Landauer) writes:
>je...@engr.LaTech.edu (Jeff L. Matocha) writes:
>
>>What about the prospective presidential slogans that Dave had? I
>>remember some old lady's won and they actually talked to Bill on the
>>phone and asked him to use it.
>
>I remember one for Bush:
>
>Deficit schmeficit (sp?)!
>

Democrats' slogan:

"Look: no Dukakis!"

Larion

Kent Squires

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Mar 17, 1993, 6:46:49 PM3/17/93

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cjf4...@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Chuck) writes:

>"He shoots, he scores!!!" was definatly one, too...i remember it didn't win,
>but it was Dave's favorite.

Isn't that the one that he had Marv Albert doing?

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Mar 17, 1993, 9:41:59 PM3/17/93

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In article <kfdIatq00...@andrew.cmu.edu> Michael Hamilton Walker <mw...@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

>the only other one I remember, as it was my favorite was "Man, that's
>one mean Piekenese(sp??)"

"That's one cranky rottweiler." (sp?)

Steamed Rhubarb Fondue

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Mar 17, 1993, 5:00:33 PM3/17/93

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Which brings up something... I bought the second top ten book about as soon as
it came out, and it had the top ten democratic campagn slogans (or something
like that)... and AFTER I bought the book, I saw a show where they had five of
the regulars giving one of the slogans from the list... and then they did it
again with the other five slogans (I think that was the episode when they
actually called Bill)... I think they also did the same with the republican top
ten list... am i hallucinating agin, or is this true?

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a01calam@skyfox

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Mar 18, 1993, 3:48:27 PM3/18/93

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OK, now for a quick run down of all of the catch phrases that have been
mentioned so far (and some that I added):

"I'm a little cupcake - BAKED BY THE DEVIL!!!"

- little girl
"More pie, admiral?"
- old lady (?)

"I lost my dolly - DOWN THE CRAPPER!!!"

- little girl
"Nicely packed, bagboy."
- old lady

"I hate the itching... but I don't mind the swelling!"

- old lady
"I just fed my goldfish - TO THE KITTY!!!"
- little girl
"He shoots he scores!"
- nerdy intern
"Hey, how much for the Buick?"
- big fat guy
"Dem bats is smart; they use radar."
- big fat guy

"Now THIS is a shoe."

- older guy

"Sorry, pal. That ain't strudel."

- older guy
"Who do you think you are; Bjorn Nitmo?"
- Bjorn Nitmo, (NFL player)
"Oh no - we've got squirrels!"
- ???

The "older guy" is the actor who always plays the anchor-man when they can't
get Tom Brokaw. He also plays judges, GE exec's, and other high position
characters.

Any others out there?
(This should be on the next FAQ)

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a01calam@skyfox

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Mar 18, 1993, 6:54:25 PM3/18/93

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OK, now for a quick run down of all of the catch phrases that have been
mentioned so far (and some that I added):

"I'm a little cupcake - BAKED BY THE DEVIL!!!"
- little girl
"More pie, admiral?"
- old lady

"I lost my dolly - DOWN THE CRAPPER!!!"
- little girl
"Nicely packed, bagboy."
- old lady
"I hate the itching... but I don't mind the swelling!"
- old lady
"I just fed my goldfish - TO THE KITTY!!!"
- little girl
"He shoots he scores!"
- nerdy intern
"Hey, how much for the Buick?"

- Al Maher

"Dem bats is smart; they use radar."
- big fat guy
"Now THIS is a shoe."
- older guy
"Sorry, pal. That ain't strudel."
- older guy

"Just who do you think you are; Bjorn Nitmo?"

- Bjorn Nitmo, (NFL player)
"Oh no - we've got squirrels!"
- ???

The "older guy" is the actor who always plays the NBC anchor-man (when they
can't get Tom Brokaw). He also plays judges, GE exec's, and other high
position characters.

Any others catch phrases out there?

(This should be on the next FAQ)

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* "Dem bats is smart, they use radar" * The Man *
* - The Dumb Guy * The Myth *
* "Nicely packed, Bag-boy" * The Legend *
* - Letterman's Mom * -->DAVE<-- *
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I must say, this is one of THE funniest signatures I've seen in a long time. I
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~The Blue Adept~

Richard Lee Winterstein

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Mar 20, 1993, 6:40:00 AM3/20/93

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Ouch, last night's show was funny! The last bit -- with Chef (watch out
for the spelling here:) Almonaco -- featured Dave at his finest.
I loved the "coat-rack" bit and especially the grand finale...Dave tastes
the duck and after a second's contemplation says, "Do you know what would
go well with this? Where's Pea-Boy?!" Pea-Boy charges down the stairs,
hurtling peas throughout the studio, and as he passes by the front of
the audience, Dave chucks a few of the (gourmet) ingredients at him. I
really wish they had started a full-blown food fight!
I wonder what the poor chef thought about all this...

"Thorazine?"

For my money, Pea-Boy is one of the best things that has happened to LN in
a long time.

Stephen Wayne Miller

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Mar 20, 1993, 10:39:47 PM3/20/93

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In <C46r2...@ucdavis.edu> rlwi...@taco.engr.ucdavis.edu (Richard Lee Winterstein) writes:

>For my money, Pea-Boy is one of the best things that has happened to LN in
>a long time.

I dunno about that, but I do find Pea-Boy hilarious!

It's too bad you can only send plain ASCII over Usenet; it would be great
for someone to post a huge "PEAS!" which would be, of course, blinking in
ANSI. Oh well.

Mike F Hiatt

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Mar 22, 1993, 12:45:18 PM3/22/93

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In article <C46r2...@ucdavis.edu> rlwi...@taco.engr.ucdavis.edu (Richard Lee Winterstein) writes:
>Ouch, last night's show was funny!

>For my money, Pea-Boy is one of the best things that has happened to LN in
>a long time.

Is it true that Rip Taylor is bring suit against PeaBoy?
Just Wondering...

--Mike

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Mar 26, 1993, 3:36:56 PM3/26/93

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In article <1o419d$d...@hpscit.sc.hp.com> dom...@fc.hp.com (Dominic Scamporrino) writes:
>?.... They pelted him with rocks and bottles.

They peltd us with rocks and garbage.

vkip...@gmail.com

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On Monday, March 15, 1993 at 6:32:16 PM UTC-6, Shawn Stackhouse wrote:
> Does anyone out there rememberany of the catch phrases that were made up?
>
> I know it was on at least once (it might even be every year..., but I doubt
> it)..
>
> I remeber they had ones said by people like a little girl and an old lady
> (that were kind of regular skit appearers), and Dave had the audience vote
> on them...
>
> They were supposed to be the new phrase for '88 or something...
>
> Any clues?
>
>
> Stack

It's funny; I hate the itching, but I don't mind the swelling.