(With apologies to T.A.D.)
Da
newspaper News he maka me seek,
He
foola poor Dago weeth ‘Merican treek;
I
reada today “beeg murder”, “beeg war”,
Tomorrow
newspaper deny him – w’at for?
I
reada some Dago try killa Roos val’;
Next
day he say “no”, but all sama he sal
Me
hees paper, an’ foola me queek –
Da
newspaper news he maka me seek.
April
5, ‘09
T.A.D. – Not sure. Possibly the cartoonist Thomas Aloysius Dorgan? Dorgan is generally credited with either creating or popularizing such words and expressions as "dumbbell" (a stupid person); "for crying out loud" (an exclamation of astonishment); "cat's meow" and "cat's pajamas" (as superlatives); "applesauce" (nonsense); "cheaters'" (eyeglasses); "skimmer" (a hat); "hard-boiled" (a tough person); "drugstore cowboy" (loafers or ladies' men); "nickel-nurser" (a miser); "as busy as a one-armed paperhanger" (overworked); and "Yes, we have no bananas," which was turned into a popular song.
He’s the only likely individual with those initials.
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