In the 1966 Batman television episode 'Better Luck Next Time', Catwoman (played by the actress Julie Newmar) states 'TTFN' in a microphone to Batman ( Adam West) while he is high upon a wall while being stalked by her tiger, Tinkerbell, and then she has to further explain the meaning of the acronym to the puzzled Batman. During the second series, the show's name was shortened to ITMA, to satirize the abundance of abbreviations that were becoming common knowledge due to the ongoing war. 'Ta-ta for now' was brought into popular use in the UK in 1940 in the weekly radio comedy It's That Man Again by the character Mrs Mopp, who ended every scene with it. Used by the military, it was frequently heard by the British public.

The expression came to prominence in the UK during the Second World War. TTFN is an initialism for a colloquial valediction, ' ta ta for now', based on ' ta ta', an informal 'goodbye'. On These PagesĪ Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.Ī Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.Look up TTFN in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The spokesperson also said unlike many books that young people read, the book deals with controversial subjects without glorifying negative behaviors. 2009Ĭhallenged or banned for offensive language, being sexually explicit and unsuited to age group 2008Ĭhallenged at the William Floyd Middle School library in Mastic (NY) because the book includes “curse words, crude references to the male and female anatomy, sex acts and adult situations like drinking alcohol and flirtation with a teacher that almost goes too far.” A spokesperson for the William Floyd School District said the book will remain in the library and that the book is very popular with students across the country.

2010Ĭhallenged or banned for nudity, offensive language, drugs, being sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group. 2012Ĭhallenged or banned for offensive language, religious viewpoint, being sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group. 2018īanned at Mohave (AZ) Middle School – where the mother of a 6th grader objected to the sexual topics of the series, and took the complaint to the local Fox 10 TV station – but also from all the other middle schools in the Scottsdale Unified School District. Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.

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