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What is the origin of the phrase "What, me worry"? (It isn't Mad Magazine!)

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00:00 What Is The Origin Of The Phrase &Quot;What, Me Worry&Quot;? (It Isn'T Mad Magazine!)
00:53 Accepted Answer Score 4
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According to John E. Hett, Publisher and Editor of The Journal of MADness, they have their origins in anti-Irish racism prevalent in the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century in Great Britain and the US. http://www.madmumblings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3592