tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339541743624368462.post4863244451249650948..comments2024-03-28T22:01:00.225-07:00Comments on Early Sports and Pop Culture History Blog: Skedaddle, Skidoodle, Skidoo - the Vanishing History and Etymology of Twenty-Three, Skidoo!Peter Jensen Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042588192094310236noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339541743624368462.post-63695574697696292672021-02-24T13:01:32.147-08:002021-02-24T13:01:32.147-08:00Well that is interesting; something I hadn't r...Well that is interesting; something I hadn't run across before. Opens up a whole new field of Skidoo study. Following your lead, I found a few dozen references along those same lines. When Oklahoma was to be the 46th State, one writer called it the "Double Skidoo" state. When a basketball team scored 23 in each half, its score was called a "Double Skidoo." A few advertisements offered "double skidoo" pricing, setting prices for some items at $0.23, and larger items at $0.46. Peter Jensen Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042588192094310236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339541743624368462.post-79788872775649967782021-02-24T12:08:10.098-08:002021-02-24T12:08:10.098-08:00I encountered an interesting 1906-published varian...I encountered an interesting 1906-published variant of linking 23 with Skidoo. In the final row of 'Nibsy the Newsboy' for the 20th of May, 1906, Nibsy rolls a barrel at some pursers while saying, ``Skidoo an' 46, double quick, fer nine''. It's reprinted at https://www.gocomics.com/origins-of-the-sunday-comics/2021/02/24<br /><br />I assume the ``double quick'' justifies the doubling of 23 to 46. It's a neat variant.Joseph Nebushttps://nebushumor.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com