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Since Najinsky was male, should the lyric not be 'Here's his social security numba'? Or is it a joke about ballet dancers being effeminite? Brequinda 09:29, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Hold on a minute. I take it back - it would be her number - Lydia's number! Forget I mentioned it... Brequinda 09:30, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I think it was a joking (slang?) reference to her bust, hip, and waist measurements, as in 36-24-36. That is, a number that secures her social life, vaguely similar in form to the then-relatively new Social Security number. --♥ «Charles A. L.» 23:54, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Ahem. Copyrighted lyric. Does nobody have a problem with that? Lee M 02:22, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Was it Klinger who sang the song in the M*A*S*H TV episode? I recall it was Hawkeye.

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Is "Mendel" really a reference to Gregor Mendel, the geneticist monk? Currently, the word "Mendel" links to the monk's page...Nitwitpicker (talk) 02:39, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There shouldn't be a comma between Mendel and Picasso. The link to Gregor Mendel is ridiculous. The obvious joke in the lyric is that the Picasso referred to isn't Italic textPabloItalic textPicasso, but a low-rent artist named Mendel Picasso, who is Jewish. Get it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.93.72.146 (talk) 15:07, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright

Someone seems to think that the song is out of copyright. I don't think so; sheet music I've seen says "copyright 1939 (renewed 1967) Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer Inc. c/o EMI Feist Catalog, Inc." --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 05:01, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Both the movie and the song are still protected by copyright. Yworo (talk) 18:11, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Intro

At the beginning of the song Lydia is compared to Guiess, DuBarry, and Garbo. Garbo refers to the actress Greta Garbo. DuBarry refers to Madame du Barry. Who was Guiess?

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	At the beginning of the song Lydia is compared to Guiess, DuBarry, and Garbo. Garbo refers to the actress [[Greta Garbo]]. DuBarry refers to [[Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry]]. Who was Guiess?		At the beginning of the song Lydia is compared to Guiess, DuBarry, and Garbo. Garbo refers to the actress [[Greta Garbo]]. DuBarry refers to [[Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry\|Madame du Barry]]. Who was Guiess?