Mudcat Café message #3299636

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Thread #143005 Message #3299636
Posted By: Lighter
31-Jan-12 - 09:48 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Its a Long Way To Tipperary
Subject: RE: Folklore: Its a Long Way To Tipperary

So what about "It's the wrong way to tickle Mary"?

The American novelist John Dos Passos heard the line during World War I but didn't elaborate.