[Ads-l] Catchphrase: That's the moose's problem

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Back in 2011 Bill Mullins mentioned that the phrase in the subject
line had been employed by the prominent SF author Robert Heinlein, and
Bill inquired about its provenance. Now the Quote Investigator website
has an entry on this topic.

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/03/01/moose/

[Begin acknowledgement]
Great thanks to Bill Mullins whose inquiry led QI to formulate this
question and perform this exploration. Additional thanks to
discussants Dan Goncharoff, Douglas G. Wilson, and Laurence Horn.
Wilson identified the “deer’s problem” variant. Further thanks to The
Heinlein Society discussion group which raised this topic.
[End acknowledgement]

Feedback welcome
Garson

Addendum: The MacGuffin article now includes an 1883 citation, and
Stephen has been acknowledged.

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