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I have always thought -- without any evidence -- of it as an American Thing. Like Farenheit temperatures. As a kid I learned on TV about a pharaoh named Tuten
by adrianratnapala 10y ago
I have always thought -- without any evidence -- of it as an American Thing. Like Farenheit temperatures.
As a kid I learned on TV about a pharaoh named Tutenkhamon, and at some point became aware of some Egyptian named "King Tut", who must surely be the same dude.
Though come to think of it, now that we have this interweb thingy, it's worth checking...
- mod 10y ago> The discoveries in the tomb were prominent news in the 1920s. Tutankhamen came to be called by a modern neologism, "King Tut". Ancient Egyptian references became common in popular culture, including Tin Pan Alley songs; the most popular of the latter was "Old King Tut" by Harry Von Tilzer from 1923, which was recorded by such prominent artists of the time as Jones & Hare and Sophie Tucker. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun
- roywiggins 10y agoThe shortening certainly works better in newspaper headlines and song lyrics!