Wednesday, January 03, 2007
A new state motto?
Armchair Gen. Savin Hill makes a startling discovery:
And claim it for a new state motto: 'We're OK.' ... My mother would often say 'okey dokey' during telephone conversations. Only telephone conversations. No explanation why. ...
Armchair Gen. Savin Hill makes a startling discovery:
A useless bit of trivia while Wikipedia browsing: The word "OK" or "okay" has its origins in ... Boston. Odd, but convincing history. Of course, you know as well as I that fad may have long played out before an editor used it, so who knows where it came from, but Mass. should claim it!
And claim it for a new state motto: 'We're OK.' ... My mother would often say 'okey dokey' during telephone conversations. Only telephone conversations. No explanation why. ...
