H. T. Webster's comic strip, The Timid Soul, in the Oakland Tribune of September 10, 1950 used the tendency to repeat worn phrases as the subject for the hero's good intentions. The following are recorded: . . . Don't take any wooden nickels.
do not permit yourself be cheated or duped; do not be naive
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do not per·mit your·self be cheated or duped; do not be na·ive