Iliff-King phrasebook

Origin

From the song Little Boxes (Malvina Reynolds 1962)

Collector

King family – 1960s
Naomi’s family growing up

Notes

When the King family travelled on Route 280 past the houses in Daly City (near San Francisco CA) that inspired Reynolds to write the song, it was mandatory to call out “ticky tacky”. When Naomi & Mark later lived in the area they maintained the practice