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bwh ([personal profile] bwh) wrote2004-10-05 10:17 am

"X, Y and Z, oh my!"

DoeS aNyBody know what the origin of this phrase formula is?

(Anonymous) 2004-10-05 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
Lions and Tigers and Bears: from the film of The Wizard of Oz.

LNR (@work)

[identity profile] songster.livejournal.com 2004-10-05 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
The original is "lions and tigers and bears, oh my!", and I suspect is from "Where the Wild Things Are", by Maurice Sendak.

[identity profile] dmwcarol.livejournal.com 2004-10-05 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I remember it from Wizard of Oz.

[identity profile] st-lemur.livejournal.com 2004-10-05 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
It was popularized in the film of "The Wizard of Oz" but appears in the book.