He was called "The Master of Malaprop", which is where you purposely use the wrong word in a sentence, making it hilarious. For example, saying "You could have knocked me over with a fender." We assume the word "hilarious" meant something different back in the 60's.
First she tried turning the beat around, then it was upside-down .... How about off, is that good?
(d) April 27th, 2000