Blue Streak

[Paul Koko]

Not to belabor a minor talking point, but the expression "Like a Blue 
Streak", is very American, and goes way-way back to the hey-day of the 
Newspaper business.  Back in the 19th Century and the early years of the 
20th Century, Newspapers were extremely competitive, and as there were 
no Radios or TV's then and very few people had Telephones, the vast 
majority of people got their news from the newspapers.  When there was a 
breaking story, the papers would RUSH to publish a special edition and 
get it out onto the streets as quickly as possible;  and the front page 
was usually marked with a "Blue Streak" down the right edge to 
distinguish it from the regular edition.  The final edition for that 
particular day was the "Red Streak".

Just a little bit of history from an old codger who has been reading 
Disney Comics since his Dad started bringing them home in 1940!  --30--