
[Nelson, Willie; Bud Shrake; Edwin Shrake, 2000, Willie: An Autobiography, Cooper Square Press, 67]
Variant: Bob says hello," he told the stars.
Source: The House of Hades
[Nelson, Willie; Bud Shrake; Edwin Shrake, 2000, Willie: An Autobiography, Cooper Square Press, 67]
Opening lines
Argonautica (3rd century BC), Book I. Preparation and Departure
“Hello. I'm hello, and I'd like to say myself.”
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod http://www.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literature/eugenefield/poems/poemsofchildhood/wynkenblynkenandnod.html, st. 1
Love Songs of Childhood (1894)
“Ayame: Hello, Tori-san!! You're not going to believe what Yuki just told me!”
Source: Fruits Basket, Vol. 8
Used as the final sentence in all reviews except the very earliest.
Example: Ice Pirates Review http://www.joebobbriggs.com/drivein/1984/icepirates.htm
Repeated phrases
“Good morning starshine the earth says hello….”
Source: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Jack Benny Program (Radio: 1932-1955), The Jack Benny Program (Television: 1950-1965)