According to my copy of _Popeye_the_Sailor_ (N.Y. : Nostalgia
Press, c1971), which contains strips "reprinted just as they originally appeared
in the daily newspapers of 1936", Popeye says on several occasions:
I YAM WHAT I YAM AN' THA'S ALL I YAM!
Hope this helps.
Anthony Amabile (aamabile@panix.com)
Online Services (and part-time comic strip) Librarian
Skadden Arps
NYC
On Tue, 11 Apr 1995, TIMC wrote:
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>
> Believe it or not, this pertains to business. Did Popeye say "I y'am
> what I y'am and that's all I y'am" or just "I y'am what I ya'm?" Any
> leads on how to verify this will be appreciated.
>
> Tamara Fetzer
> Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett
> P.O. Box 352
> Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0352
> vrsh@cris.com
>
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