Re: A Silly Law About Pet Birds

Howard Lester wrote:
"Jerry Avins" wrote

It's all true, folks. I read it in MAD Magazine when I was about 11.

I understand that "golf" got its name from a backwards spelling, and I know from certain teen-age acquaintances that Dial soap was reputed to have magical properties for the same reason.

Ooooooh... !

did you mean Ooh La La?

Jerry
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