fun with phrases

[Garson O'Toole]

The earliest cites for the pottery breakage rule are found on the
website of the seemingly-ubiquitous Barry Popik. Apologies to Barry
for not checking the Big Apple. He located an instance in 1948 in a
column by another apparently-ubiquitous figure Walter Winchell.

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/if_you_break_it_you_bought_it_pottery_barn_rule/

Garson

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