Don't ask me why, but I was trying to remember the name of the character in the Li'l Abner comic strip who was jinxed and went around with a cloud over his head. I had to look it up. Joe Btfsplk. Joe Btfsplk??? Hmmm. I guess we must have always just called him the guy who always went around with a cloud over his head...
When I read that strip as a kid, I pronounced it as "biffitsplik." I didn't realize for years that it was attempt to spell out a raspberry. At least that's what I've been told.
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