Originally Posted by duncan

I dont suppose "Operation Petticoat" qualifies being fiction (film). During WW11 the crew of a U.S. Navy submarine in the Pacific can only scrounge red and white anti-corrosion paint to prevent more damage to their badly rusting craft. Mixed together gave the resulting pink which proved to be appropriate when they rescued a number of female nurses from a remote island. Harmless comedy starring Cary Grant. What is the origin of the expression "tickled pink", anybody know ? Hunting (pink jackets), fishing (tickling for trout,guddling in Scotland) ? Making a person blush ? What?