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only a sinner saved by grace ([personal profile] owl) wrote2007-03-23 10:48 pm
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Quick question

What was the original source of the phrase "The foo is dead; it is an ex-foo"?
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[identity profile] tartanboxers.livejournal.com 2007-03-23 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Ultimately Monty Python. It's borrowed its phrasing from the dead parrot sketch.
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[personal profile] owl 2007-03-24 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I should have known. Thanks!
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