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Re: Heavens to Mergatroyd

Posted by ESC on April 06, 2000

In Reply to: Heavens to Mergatroyd posted by Ronald T. Thomson on April 06, 2000

: Does anyone know the origin of the above phrase (possibly also spelled "Murgatroyd")? Phrase Finder lists it, but does not give its origins.

We had a discussion about this phrase and it should be in the archives. I couldn't find it. Maybe someone else will have better luck accessing it. If we can't, maybe we can collectively reconstruct the information.