Q. A man in a lecture used the expression “where the Whangdoodle crieth for his first born.” Where can this phrase be found, and what is a whangdoodle? G.H.M.
    A. The whangdoodle is a fictitious animal, whose characteristics have never been adequately described. The line reads “where the lion roareth and the whangdoodle mourneth for its first born,” and is from a recitation “The Harp of a Thousand Strings,” published anonymously, but attributed to W. T. Brannnan.

From— Arizona Republican. (Phoenix, Ariz.), 27 Nov. 1920. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.