Paper Tiger; Tin; Photo Illustration

[jester at PANIX.COM]

> PAPER TIGER
>
>      PBS had an interesting "Look at China" last Friday night.
>      OED has "paper tiger" from Chairman Mao only (1952).  I'm sure Fred
> Shapiro has something better--what, I dunno.
>      From the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 31 July 1885, pg. 4, col. 1:

1850 Youth's Dayspring I 39 A blustering harmless fellow they
[sc. the Chinese] call a paper tiger.

Jesse "Fred" Sheidlower
OED