re ATD funny word

[the Robot Vegetable]

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006, Paul Mackin wrote:
> On Dec 4, 2006, at 6:29 PM, Ya Sam wrote:
> 
> > Alternative variants: 'skeesicks' and 'skeezix' according to Webster
> 
> Skeezix is a character is the comic strip "Gasoline Alley" which  
> began to appear in the Chicago Tribune after WWI
> 
> He was a foundling adopted by "Uncle Walt" who worked in some kind of  
> automobile repair shop of that name.
> 
> S went on to soldier in WWII and afterward married "Nina," raised a  
> familty, etc. etc. Grandchildren, probably Greatgrandchildre. .

	I have vague memories of colleagues, who would be now be 60-70
years old, using it in conversation.  One fellow jumped immediately to
mind, a US Navy vet, saying something like "those damn skeezix!" and
shaking his head.