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Thread #6602 Message #3251109
Posted By: Jim Dixon
05-Nov-11 - 11:18 PM
Thread Name: Lyr: 7 Thousand Macedonians in Full Battle Array
Subject: RE: Lyr: 7 Thousand Macedonians in Full Battle Array
That's a reference to Totie Fields (1930-1978), one of the first female stand-up comedians. It may also be an oblique (and bad-taste) reference to the fact that she had a leg amputated in 1976.