[geeks] Turbo-Encabulator

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " From: Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net>
> " 
> " On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 09:32:03AM -0500, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> " > In an article in Time magazine, April 15, 1946.
> " > http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,886972,00.html
> 
> there was a stage act with a chimpanzee named cholmondeley -
> pronounced 'chumley' afaik.
> 
> " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro-Encabulator
> 

Pretty sure Cholmondeley is the name of a character in a short story by
GK Chesterton.  Cholm's purpose is to serve as a foil for another guy
and make the other look good (in front of an attractive woman, during a
socially-oriented party).

--Patrick