Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 24, 1973
Transcript:
Woman: Dear, you look unusually happy this morning! Slackmeyer: It's that Dean's list, Marilou! You can't know how revitalizing it is to know that my only son isn't a complete jerk! Zounds! I haven't felt this good in years! Marilou! Your eggs! I can taste them again! Woman: Tsk, tsk. You are a caution!
I think it’s a southern thing.