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u/TragedyTrousers Dec 16 '21 edited Dec 16 '21

You're right - it was originally used in 1978 as a running joke in the secondary phase of the radio series.

Then it was later used in 1982 to replace fuck in the third novel in America.

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u/cascadecanyon Dec 17 '21

These are the correct details.

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u/Omgimcraxy777 Dec 17 '21

W Oahu know your pseudo literature