My bad. I missed the Superman connection and was thinking about the little guy from Al Capp's "Lil Abner" who was followed around by a black rain cloud.
Fantastic. My comic book buddies and I would argue forever about the proper pronunciation back in the wonderful early 60s. "mix-yez-PITTLE-ick" was EXACTLY the way I said it from the jump. WINNING!
Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco.
ReplyDeleteSo if Johnny gets the Doc to say his name backwards...
ReplyDeleteEasy for you to say....
ReplyDeleteMiks-YEZ-pit-lik
ReplyDelete@Sortahwitte- That's technically not right, but you still get the bonus points for reminding me of an acronym that goes back to my childhood!
ReplyDelete@John T- We have a winner!
@Snark- It's easy for anyone to say. The actual pronunciation - and I'm not quite making this up - is "mix-yez-PITTLE-ick."
@Bruce Bleu- Oops, we posted at the same time. Different spellings, but basically the same pronunciation!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I just sprained my tongue.
ReplyDelete@Sortahwitte- In grade school LSMFT meant Loose Strap Means Floppy Tit. My wife wonders how I turned out this way.....
ReplyDeleteSorry, I got nothing.
So when I say "Kltpzyxm-"
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Dangit!
My bad. I missed the Superman connection and was thinking about the little guy from Al Capp's "Lil Abner" who was followed around by a black rain cloud.
ReplyDeleteFantastic. My comic book buddies and I would argue forever about the proper pronunciation back in the
ReplyDeletewonderful early 60s. "mix-yez-PITTLE-ick" was EXACTLY the way I said it from the jump. WINNING!
That’s the name for Kim and Kanye’s next baby
ReplyDelete@Uncle Lar: I wonder if Joe Btfsplk is related?
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