Hi Gretchen :

TAT-TA-FOR-NOW, a legacy from a British radio comedy of the " 40's ".
The " morphology" of this particular show was later successfully
refined by the script writers of " The Goon Show ".

There, a morsel of " history ". Anyway, happy birding.

Ron Speller
Qualicum Beach,BC

Beron at qb.island.net