From “A Hare Grows in Manhattan” at 7:10, after the dog falls into the baby buggy. Can’t quite make it out, and these things are important, you know.
According to Wikipedia he says “that’s ‘-30-’ for today!”
Also from Wikipedia, to answer the obvious followup question, “–30– has been traditionally used by journalists in North America to indicate the end of a story.”
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“…a regular old-fashioned goil…”
Huh. I’ve used “-30-” at the ends of stories I’ve written, but I’ve never actually heard anyone say it out loud as part of an expression.
The next follow up question: why 30?
I’m not sure the origins have been definitively settled. I believe in journalism school they told us that it came from “XXX” at the end of a story being part of some telegraph code. But there’s a number of possible origin stories.
“Look- I’m dancing!”
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I vaguely recall “30” being the last line of this flick. And just to add:
“-30-” is used to signify “the end” or “over and out”; it originates from several code tables for telegraph operators. It is traditional in the journalism field and is still used to indicate the end of transmitted news stories and press releases and can frequently be found in formal corporate documents posted on websites and delivered electronically or via print."
I also recall hearing it used in Chicago Syndicate (1955) which I watched earlier this week.
I always thought it meant that that was the thirtieth dog he had put into a baby buggy that day.