ðɪ ˈoʊnli kɚɹˌɑːbɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌzɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt klˈɪpɪŋ fɹʌmðə lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs ɛɡzˈæmɪnɚ, ɪnwˌɪtʃ hˈɛɹɪk tˈoʊld ɐ stˈoːɹi ʌv hɜː ænd hɜː hˈʌsbənd dʒˈoʊkɪŋ wɪð ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ jˈuːzɪŋ ðə fɹˈeɪz, "hˌaʊz jʊɹ ˈʌŋkəl ˈɑːskɚ".
The only corroboration was a 1938 clipping from the Los Angeles Examiner, in which Herrick told a story of her and her husband joking with each other using the phrase, "How's your uncle Oscar".