"Poifect," as I recall, is vintage Brooklynese.
Hal
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On Jan 21, 2007, at 3:18 PM, Kenneth Wolman wrote:
> Anny Ballardini wrote:
>> I cannot remember where I first heard the exclamation:
>> "Poifect"
>> such a full-mouthed surmounted by moustache
>> self-gratifying expression of round-bellied irony
> If you watched Saturday Night Live you may have seen it, late
> 1970s. It was a fake ad for a Ford. The sedan can go over rough
> roads, keep a soft and smooth ride. To prove it, they get a
> "rabbi" to circumcise a baby while the car is going over a
> washboard road. The chauffeur, played by Garrett Morris, looks
> back with a horrified double-take. The baby is being held by his
> parents, who are beaming. The rabbi does the job on the baby boy,
> he does this normal squeaky cry, and at that point the rabbi
> exclaims "POIFECT!" I don't remember Morris' reaction--something
> like trying not to faint?:-)
>
> That is what I thought of when I saw "Poifect!" It's a bit much
> and was even then.
>
> ken
>
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