Whoa.... The phrase was in existence long before that mighty cultural 
arbitrar Bill Shatner used it. His usage may indeed have cemented it to a 
certain demographic... but if I were to make a guess, which I will now 
do, I will surmise it comes from the Valley.... ya know?
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    Wade T. Smith
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