"Fold, Spindle..."

[Richard Gage]

Nothing about "fold, spindle..." in FOLDOC
< http://www.linuxguruz.org/foldoc/foldoc.php >

Some interesting info about the punch card (a.k.a. "punched card) is provided
however:
< http://www.linuxguruz.org/foldoc/foldoc.php?query=punch&action=Search >

Fred Shapiro wrote:

> Can anyone supply any early documentation of usage of the punch-card
> phrase "Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate"?  I would also be interested in
> early documentation of usage of the later slogan, "I am a human being: do
> not fold, spindle, or mutilate."
>
> Fred Shapiro
>
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