P3D Re: PHOTO-3D digest 2865

[JNorman805@xxxxxxx]

In P3D 2865, Bob Wier writes:

<< A bit of trivia - how was the "Howdy Doody" show named? I never knew, but
 with the current 100th anniversary of the Spanish American War, I learned
that
 a common greeting on the street was "Howdy Dewey" (after our Naval officer).
 I'm assuming that "Howdy Doody" was a take-off on that... >>

     Frankly, that sounds a little far-fetched to me.  I've always assumed
it's an extension of the common greeting "Howdy-do," which in turn comes from
"How do you do?"

                             Jim Norman (who, as a kid, was always being
teased about my big ears, red hair and prominent freckles -- but who was a
Howdy Doody fan nevertheless)

    


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