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#140599 - 03/17/05 07:04 PM Re: Nerts! or back to the original question
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Registered: 08/27/02
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I think Nerts! is a corruption of Nuts! used in place of swearing. eg Archie Goodwin when annoyed. Which is why someone saw it in a black and white film; in modern films they usually just swear.


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#140600 - 03/18/05 03:47 AM Re: Archie Goodwin
AnnaStrophic Offline
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Registered: 03/15/00
Posts: 6511
Loc: lower upstate New York
Zed! You're a Rex Stout fan?




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#140601 - 03/21/05 03:06 PM Re: Archie Goodwin
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Registered: 08/27/02
Posts: 2154
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
Definite Rex Stout fan. I had never read the books till I saw the series on PBS with Timothy Hutton. Can't believe I missed them for so long.
Got a favorite?


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