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[Sam Clements]

Fred,
Nothing on 'Nobody here 'cept us chickens.'  from 1963-1930.

I'll do this one back to the 1880's as it sounds like it should be older.

Sam
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From: "Fred Shapiro" <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU>
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Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 11:59 AM
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> If the Ancestry.com jockeys (Barry & Sam) are looking for things to search
> on that database, here are nine sayings for which I would be interested in
> whether Ancestry has anything earlier than the dates indicated:
>
> The butler did it (anything before 1938)
> Not tonight, Josephine (anything before 1911)
> In God we trust; all others pay cash (anything before 1890)
> May you live in interesting times (anything before 1939)
> The South will rise again (anything before 1950)
> Defeat from the jaws of victory (anything before 1891)
> Meanwhile, back at the ranch (anything before 1944)
> There's nobody here but us chickens (anything before 1963)
> Close, but no cigar (anything before 1935)
>
> Fred Shapiro
>
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