From: Gary Woods 

Analda Anglin  wrote:

>I do not know if it is Yiddish.  But I have heard that style of speech
>many times, always when you're not speaking seriously.

 Tom Lehrer used that construct in his song about Werner Von Braun (From
That Was the Week that Was, for those old enough):

Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown Nazi, Schmazi, says Werner Von Braun.

For extra points, all join in for a chorus of "Vatican Rag."


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420'
elevation. NY WO G

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