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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread bada-bing older than 1965 #202341 09/08/2011 6:31 PM Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2 mmcgown stranger mmcgown stranger Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2 I'm sure I remember the phrase bada-bing, bada-boom from longer ago than 1965. In my head, I associate it with Jackie Gleason. After a bit of a search, I turned up this page: [http://www.mentalfloss.com/trivia/facts/archives/1637] Quote: Pat Cooper (born Pasquale Caputo) is a Brooklyn-born comedian who based many of his routines on his Italian-American upbringing. He was known for his rapid-fire, rat-a-tat delivery, along with his penchant for peppering his routine with many Italian-influenced Brooklynisms, such as “fuhgeddaboudit” (forget about it), “whattamigonnado” and “Bam, bam, bam,” all accompanied by eloquent gestures. In 1958, he premiered a routine entitled “The Italian Wedding” during which he used the phrase “bada-boom, bada-bing” in between descriptions of relatives who were scarfing down piles of capicolla sandwiches. An agent caught his act and booked him on The Jackie Gleason Show. Beyond this, Cooper was on Jackie Gleason many times as far back as 1953, and while I have no proof, I think Cooper and Gleason were both using the phrase even before 1958. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bada-bing older than 1965 mmcgown #202342 09/08/2011 7:49 PM 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 hi m, you should use the Feedback link for this, as Anu may not see or acknowledge it here. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bada-bing older than 1965 tsuwm #202344 09/08/2011 10:03 PM Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2 mmcgown stranger mmcgown stranger Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2 Thank you. Newbies typically make these errors and I'm definitely new! I hope I manage to get this in the right place! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bada-bing older than 1965 mmcgown #202345 09/08/2011 10:47 PM 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 >the right place it's debatable; there's a Feedback link on the bottom of this page, there's a Feedback link on the Today's Word page, and there's a Contact Us link on this page too. probly one link is both the same, but I've had good results in the past with the Contact Us link. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bada-bing older than 1965 mmcgown #202346 09/08/2011 11:41 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Originally Posted By: mmcgown Thank you. Newbies typically make these errors and I'm definitely new! I hope I manage to get this in the right place! Right or wrong, whatever. WELCOME MMCGOWN ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bada-bing older than 1965 tsuwm #202362 09/10/2011 2:55 AM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Candy Pooh-Bah Candy Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Originally Posted By: tsuwm >the right place it's debatable; there's a Feedback link on the bottom of this page, there's a Feedback link on the Today's Word page, and there's a Contact Us link on this page too. probly one link is both the same, but I've had good results in the past with the Contact Us link. But of course, MMCGOWN don't let that stop you posting here. 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 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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