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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "Tom and Jerry"? #13103 12/17/2000 4:04 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 4 Queensland,Australia zardoz stranger zardoz stranger Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 4 Queensland,Australia Can anyone help? I read a book by the 19th Century author Surtees. In it he makes reference to "Tom and Jerry". As he was a 19th century Englishman its obviously not referring to Walt Disney. I "think" it may be a reference to the "Regency" period in England. Thankx,Darryl,Australia. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Tom and Jerry"? #13104 12/17/2000 5:20 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass 1. 'Tom and Jerry' were MGM cartoon characters, not Walt Disney 2.Tom and Jerry Hawthorn, characters in Life in London, a novel by Pierce Egan (1772–1849) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Tom and Jerry"? #13105 12/27/2000 5:13 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia Solamente, Doug. member Solamente, Doug. member Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia Tom and Jerry was a punch of some sort. You can still see punchbowl and cup sets with the Tom and Jerry inscription in antique stores. Named after the Hawthorn characters? Don't know. What was the context of the usage? Does the punch definition fit? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Tom and Jerry"? #13106 12/27/2000 10:50 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 4 Queensland,Australia zardoz stranger zardoz stranger Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 4 Queensland,Australia Re Tom and Jerry, I'd have to read the book again but from memory it was used in reference to behaviour, IE Tom and Jerry type of activity. Darryl. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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