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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread earnestine #131898 08/25/2004 4:53 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Hey, shouldn't that be "earnestine"? Nope. Ernestine was the telephone operator, portrayed by Lily Tomlin on Laugh In, who sat waiting for a customer to answer while she said "One ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingy...." Then, when the person answered, she'd ask "A gracious good morning to you...Have I reached the party to whom I am speaking?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted honestness Wordwind 08/20/2004 4:51 PM Re: honestness Buffalo Shrdlu 08/20/2004 4:54 PM Re: honestness tsuwm 08/20/2004 4:58 PM Re: honestness Father Steve 08/20/2004 5:55 PM Re: honestness Faldage 08/20/2004 10:05 PM Re: honestness Wordwind 08/20/2004 11:33 PM Re: honestness wordminstrel 08/21/2004 12:24 AM Re: honestness amemeba 08/21/2004 1:36 AM Re: honestness wordminstrel 08/21/2004 5:02 AM Re: honestness belMarduk 08/21/2004 9:48 PM Re: honestness birdfeed 08/25/2004 4:32 PM earnestine Father Steve 08/25/2004 4:53 PM Re: honorificabilitudinatibus jheem 08/25/2004 4:55 PM Re: honorificabilitudinatibus tsuwm 08/25/2004 5:01 PM Re: honorificabilitudinat[at]ibus jheem 08/25/2004 5:04 PM Re: honorificabilitudinat[at]ibus tsuwm 08/25/2004 5:10 PM Re: honorificabilitudinat[at]ibus Faldage 08/25/2004 9:54 PM Re: honestness jheem 08/20/2004 5:59 PM Re: honestness wordminstrel 08/20/2004 7:06 PM Never shanks 08/25/2004 3:58 PM Re: honestness Father Steve 08/25/2004 4:23 PM Re: honestness Wordwind 08/25/2004 4:36 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,424 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 19 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,239 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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