On Fri, 9 Aug 1996, Ted Samsel wrote: > First I saw in print of the popcorn gag is in Peter Matheissen's > AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD. I think it may pre-"date" (snicker, > snarf) GR...... and DINER, of course. But I had heard of it back in > HIghschool ROTC in the '60s. > Indeed, _At Play_ has a copyright date of 1965. David Jordan littlcat at netcom.com