# Origin of "side kick"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-side-kick/215616>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [November 27, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-side-kick/215616 "2003-11-27T20:17:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-side-kick/215616/1 "2003-11-27T20:17:02Z")

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I would like to take this opportunity to announce:

> [@](#):
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> [“The Unknown Poets of the Underworld” would be a great Band Name.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_297a.html)

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-side-kick/215616/2 "2003-11-27T20:27:06Z")

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Too much Holiday cheer? To what are you referring?

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-side-kick/215616/3 "2003-11-28T03:57:06Z")

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To the phrase in the properly linked column, of course.

> [@](#):
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> Some unknown poet of the underworld

Too many tryptophans?