You're probably right, but somehow it hooked into some part of the late 60s zeitgeist and became one of the show's most memorable catch phrases, along with "You bet your sweet bippy", "Sock it to me" and "Look that up in your Funk and Wagnall's".

What? Me, old? Heavens, no.

-- Bob
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My race is pacifist and does not believe in war. We kill only out of personal spite.