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Funny Papers

Posted by Pam.L. on November 06, 2003

Re: the origin of "See ya in the funny papers!" from early Oct posting...

I remember that line from the movie, It's a Wonderful Life! I think it was said by one of the guys -- was it a potential boyfriend for Donna Reed? -- each time he said goodbye, indicating his jocular, somewhat shallow nature, which constrasted with Jimmy Stewart's deeper, caring nature.