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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I would have said "wasn't Pavlov the guy who had a dog named Ruby Begonia?" and even the prof wouldn't have known what the fuck I was talking about.

[–] hancock@retrolemmy.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ask David Tenet.

"Do Ruby Begonia ring a bell?" Even more obscurely, this Flip Wilson routine was referencing an old Amos & Andy routine where they would say something like "Do the name Ruby Begonia strike a familiar note?"