Without thinking, I used this phrase in a missive to my friend Harvey, and he asked what it meant and where it came from.

My best guess is I picked it up as a kid from Al Kapp's Lil' Abner comic strip, but perhaps it came from something else. I suspect that only 40+ catters might have any ideas on this.

Several expressions that I use at times come directly from Britain's "Goon Show", and even a few from "Mad" magazine, but I'm not sure about "if I had my d'ruthers".....any thoughts?

Rick