"Shit Happens"

[Tom Dalzell]

Connie Eble recorded "shit happens" at page 5 of her Spring 1983 list,
"UNC-CH Slang."

Tom Dalzell



Fred Shapiro wrote:

>The earliest hit on Nexis for "shit happens" is Washington Post, 8 June
>1988, referring to a bumper sticker.  There is some slightly earlier
>evidence on Google groups.
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>Can anyone shed any other light on the early history of this expression?
>Jesse, what is the earliest evidence in the HDAS files? the OED files?
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>Fred Shapiro
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