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warpling's avatar

What is the origin of the term "smart alec?"?

Asked by warpling (515points) | asked January 20th, 2009 | 8 responses | “Great Question” (2points) | Flag as…

I found the answer, but found it interesting and worth posting

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asmonet's avatar

Alec Baldwin.

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gailcalled's avatar

@Warpling, If you know the answer, that means we can find it easily on the appropriate sites. Not the point of fluther.

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Knotmyday's avatar

The first short-circuit Fluther. Not exactly a highlight, but a milestone all the same. :^P

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warpling's avatar

@gailcalled I do understand. I asked myself the question earlier in the day driving. I figured I would ask the fluther community later, assuming a google search would not suffice. When I got home I googled it and low and behold there was a wiki article. I figured the fluther community would be interested to know the answer!

warpling (515points)“Great Answer” (1points) Flag as…
SeventhSense's avatar

Who’s asking?

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jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities's avatar

Canada. Canada is the origin of Alec Trebek.

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scamp's avatar

@warpling , You Fluther while you drive?

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