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Anonymous,
1 yr 110 days ago
The wall hangings in Mutt & Jeff cartoons-one would say "vosh riccki dosh" and the other replied " farno farno"
Anonymous,
1 yr 25 days ago
I recall seeing these words in a comic strip in a South African newspaper in the fifties. There were two framed pictures on the wall with a character in each - one said 'vosh rikki dosh?' and the other responded 'farno farno'. The meaning?? Not a clue!
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Clive
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Fri, 31 Oct 08 03:40 PM
Hi, By searching online, I get the impression that this is from the old comic strip Katzenjammer kids.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katzenjammer_Kids
Clive
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Anonymous,
1 yr 23 days ago
In the background of the cartoon strip Maggy and Jigs, there were often a pair of bearded forigners greating each other. One would say, Vosh riki dosh? and the other would answer, "Farno, farno.
Anonymous,
331 days ago
Hello, In the comic strip "Bringing Up Father" ( Maggie and Jiggs) there were two pictures on the wall that each featured a drunk in various poses. The drunk in the first picture would say the first part and the second drunk would reply farno farno. It was a running gag that showed up in the strip often over the years. Sorry, I can't help you on your second question. Bert.
Anonymous,
291 days ago
I remember the wall hangings and the sayings, but I think the cartoon was "Bringing Up Father", which features Maggie & Jiggs, not Mutt & Jeff.
Anonymous,
245 days ago
Perhaps my memory is incorrect but I believe its from a Maggi and Giggs cartoon from the 50's or early 60's...BBB
Anonymous,
162 days ago
In the comic strip "Bringing up Father" there were two portraits of bearded men in dress suits, looking like 19th Century European diplomats that hung on Mr. Jiggs's livingroom wall. One of the gents in the portraits would often say (via talk balloon) "Vosh rikki dosh" and the other would reply "Farno farno." I always thought it was just nonsense, like "1506 nix nix" and "Notary Sojac" in the "Smokey Stover" strip, the crazy names for the boats in Pogo, etc.
Anonymous,
106 days ago
My father confirms this; he remembers it from the late 1940's in Scotland. It didn't work as a chat-up line, allegedly. . .
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