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King Ex and Other Odd Old Americanisms
A reflective piece traces children's games with a tag rule called King Ex or King’s Ex and how it migrated from England to American play. It cites Nixon executive privilege as a modern echo, notes phrases like At this point in time, reveals Jack Leonard’s real name, and comments on TV nostalgia with Jack Paar and Dick Cavett.
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Nakody
Nixon
United States
Dominion
Canada
Sylva Clapin
England
Fowler School
New Wells
Texas
California
Alaska
Jack Paar
Dick Cavett
ABC
Cavett
Paar
Nielsen
Clement Freud