Herringbone suit – From the 1948 Red Skelton radio show, “G. I. Joe’s Memories” – where Red picks on his announcer, Rod O’Connor, over his new suit
Red Skelton: Well, Rod, you look good tonight – I like your suit.
Rod O’Connor: Herringbone.
Red Skelton: That herring was a big one, wasn’t he? [pause] Say it again, say it again I like your suit.
Rod O’Connor: Herringbone.
Red Skelton: What’d you do, buy it when you were pickled?
Rod O’Connor: Well, you should talk about how people dress. When you’re not working in front of an audience, you look like a buzzard’s dream! A rhapsody in rummage.
Red Skelton: Well, back to the funny stuff. You know, I read an article this month in the Modern Television magazine that I was classed as a “finished comedian”. Material like this may prove ’em right!