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When referring to a pair of characters, I think that their order reflects the hierarchy, i.e. the second banana. We always refer to Rocky and Bullwinkle, not the other way around. Some friends may refer to me and my husband as Nick and Liza, other may refer to us as Liza and Nick.

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That's why I always insist on being named first. . .

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Sep 15Liked by Bill Southern

fun

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Some of these second bananas became top bananas. I'm hoping folks in Pennsylvania vote for a second banana in November and keep us from turning into a banana republic.

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Little-known fact: Doug Emhoff toyed with being called, the “2nd Banana,” before rejecting it in favor of “2nd Gentleman.”

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"although Thurston Howell III seemed like kind of a dick." Well, I never!

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