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Philip & Susan Troy wrote:
<< As I have previously discussed in the case of "pomys", the OED has
once again failed to recognize a prior usage. "Doh", as used by Homer
Simpson, was alive and well in the late 1920's/early 1930's, as used by
James Finlayson in numerous Laurel and Hardy short subjects made by Hal
Roach.
Adamantius, Bembridge Scholar ;  ) >>

It seems that you have failed to read the article in question. Here is a
short quotation from the OED-online article on "doh":

"doh, int., (...)
Popularized by the American actor Dan Castellaneta who provides the
voice for the character Homer Simpson in the U.S. cartoon series The
Simpsons. The quotation below is his own description of its origin:
  1998 Daily Variety (Nexis) 28 Apr., The D'oh came from character actor
James Finlayson's ‘‘Do-o-o-o’’ in Laurel & Hardy pictures. You can tell
it was intended as a euphemism for ‘‘Damn’’. I just speeded it up.
(...) "

Will send you (M. Ad.) a "free link to this entry" from the OED-site.

Thomas II