| Title: | The Joy of Lex |
| Notice: | A Notes File even your grammar could love |
| Moderator: | THEBAY::SYSTEM |
| Created: | Fri Feb 28 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Can anyone tell me anything about the origin of the construction
"Have <noun>, will <verb>" as for example:
Have spacesuit, will travel
Have pun, will babble
Hans
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| 947.1 | VALKYR::RUST | Fri Feb 21 1992 06:24 | 7 | ||
Well, it probably originated in various advertisements for travelling
salespeople and whatnot - "Have car, will travel," as opposed to "Have
no car, want to stay at home"... But the phrase became best known after
being used as the title of an old U.S.A. television western about a
hired gun, whose business card read, "Have Gun, Will Travel".
-b
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| 947.2 | Hope | WHO301::BOWERS | Dave Bowers @WHO | Fri Feb 21 1992 07:32 | 4 |
The first use of this form in a title was Bob Hope's autobiography, "Have Tux, Will Travel." -dave | |||||
| 947.3 | Looking for a gig. | SKIVT::ROGERS | What a long strange trip it's been. | Fri Feb 21 1992 10:43 | 5 |
...and the "Have Tux, Will Travel" construction came from Jobs Wanted ads in Variety and Billboard by musicians looking for band work in the 20's. Larry_whose_father_played_piano,_had_a_tux,_and_did_travel | |||||
| 947.4 | WHO301::BOWERS | Dave Bowers @WHO | Fri Feb 21 1992 12:58 | 4 | |
Thanks for the authoritative info. I thought the title had its origin in Hope's early career in vaudeville, but wasn't sure. -dave | |||||
| 947.5 | Have grok, will trammel | CALS::THACKERAY | Wed Jun 03 1992 14:21 | 1 | |