When in doubt, punt (1923) or mumble (1970)

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WHEN IN DOUBT, PUNT--1,180 Google hits, 138 Google Groups hits
WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE--1,580 Google hits, 3,150 Google Groups hits

   Another look at these.  Nothing early on "punt" in THE SPORTING NEWS.


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 Ironwood Daily Globe   Saturday, October 06, 1923 Ironwood, Michigan
...encourages tho quarter to PUNT WHEN IN DOUBT; that on every perfectly
executed.....ho marjo a good nhowlng IN Tnnncssec; PUNT Is Football's Greatest
Play, Says..
Pg. 8, col. 4:
_Punt Is Football's Greatest Play,_
_Says Famous Grid Coach_
By ROBERT C. ZUPPKE
Football Coach, University of Illinois,
Author of "Football Technique and Tactics"
   A sound football system teaches its quarterback and captain that the punt
is its greatest play and encourages the quarter to punt when in doubt; the on
every perfectly executed punt, backed up by a well drilled team, the ball is
given to the opponents in exchange for 40 yards of valuable territory.

 News   Thursday, October 11, 1923 Frederick, Maryland
...encourages the quarter to PUNT WHEN IN DOUBT: that on every perfectly
executed.....BootleggINg. PLEADS GUILTY IN COURT PUNT Is Football's Greatest Play,
Says..

   Appleton Post Crescent   Saturday, October 11, 1924 Appleton, Wisconsin
...to his field general Is, "WHEN IN DOUBT as to what to do, PUNT."
BAGGAGE.....durINg the Beanon. welpfhed 1 55 WHEN he reported IN the sprINg, 185 WHEN..

 Iowa City Press Citizen    Saturday, October 11, 1924 Iowa City, Iowa
...Saturday at 9 a. m. .V.-i WHEN IN DOUBT PUNT JBob iiuppke of IlUnois
is.....to 'his field general is, "wjien IN DOUBT as what to .do, .pun't" otograph..


 Bee    Monday, October 13, 1924 Danville, Virginia
...must they vote for a jew. N IN "DOUBT. PUNT Coach Bob Zuppke of.....to his
field general is. "WHEN IN DOUBT as to what to. do. PUNT." one the..

 Lima News  Sunday, October 26, 1924 Lima, Ohio
...it n fi.rwurd pits, from I WHEN IN DOUBT, PUNT Kt'lkeiIN luiy.
lirmiKlil.....do, of to bIN field general "whfn IN DOUBT to what to Now Is The Time To..



(GOOGLE)
Goffstown Youth Football Association
... PREVIOUS MONTHS QUOTES. Jan 2002. "When in doubt Punt. ... Answer: Bob
Zuppke-
Zuppke will always be known for having one of football's greatest minds. ...
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Cached - Similar pages
("John Heisman" is given credit for "When in doubt, punt"--ed.)



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   Edwardsville Intelligencer   Saturday, August 22, 1970 Edwardsville,
Illinois
...WHEN IN trouble, delegate; WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE. Qualified
Bureaucrat.....obfus'cation. With its motto WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE and Us coat of arms a..
(This date is actually August 24, 1970, as with the other cites below--ed.)
Pg. 1, col. 4:
_Group Is Champion of Red Tape_
   Washington (AP)
   Bothered by progress and understanding?  The National Association of
Professional Bureaucrats stands ready to help get you back to a confused and
furious standstill.
(...)
   With tis motto "when in double, mumble" and its coat of arms a rampant
duck snarled in red tape, NATAPROBU now boasts some 300 members and claims an
international division.
(...)(Col. 5--ed.)
   Helpful also is NATAPROBU's executive pencil with an eraser on each end.
   The organization motto comes from the guidelines enunciated by James H.
Boren, founder, president and chairman ot the board of the association.
   These guidelines, which all bureaucratic members are required to memorize,
are: "when in charge, ponder; when in trouble, delegate; when in doubt,
mumble."

 Stevens Point Daily Journal    Monday, August 24, 1970 Stevens Point,
Wisconsin
...WHEN hi trouble, delegate; WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE." Boren is a
qualified.....1 UN ITED -BUREAUCRATS i n i WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE Economy As WASHINGTON
(AP..

 Ironwood Daily Globe   Monday, August 24, 1970 Ironwood, Michigan
...cases IN federal courts. 'WHEN IN DOUBT MUMBLE' NATAPROBU Dedicated
to.....WHEN IN trouble, delegate; WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE." Boren is a qualified..

 Sheboygan Press    Monday, August 24, 1970 Sheboygan, Wisconsin
...WHEN IN trouble, delegate; WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE." Boren is a
qualified.....WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE' Is Motto Of The NATAPROBU..

 Iowa City Press Citizen    Monday, August 24, 1970 Iowa City, Iowa
...WHEN IN trouble, delegate: WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE." Boren i.a
qualified.....obfuscation. With its motto "WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE" and its coat of arms a..

 Lima News  Monday, August 24, 1970 Lima, Ohio
...WHEN IN trouble, delegate; WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE." Boren is a
qualified.....obfuscation. With its motto "WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE" and its coal of arms a..



   Chronicle Telegram   Monday, August 24, 1970 Elyria, Ohio
...WHEN IN trouble, delegate; WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE." Boren is a
qualified.....obfuscation. With its motto "WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE" and its coat of arms,
a..

   Gettysburg Times     Monday, August 24, 1970 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
...WHEN IN trou ble, delegate; WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE." Boren is a
qualified.....obfuscation. With its motto "WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE" and its coat, of arms,
a..

   Indiana Evening Gazette  Monday, August 24, 1970 Indiana, Pennsylvania
...by progress and ble, delegate; WHEN IN DOUBT, i nencils stands ready to
help.....get you MUMBLE pencils. back to a confused and..

 Daily Times News   Monday, August 24, 1970 Burlington, North Carolina
...obfuscation. With its motto "WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE" and its coat of arms
a.....IN care of this newspaper.) IN DOUBT, MUMBLE' Now The Bureaucrats Even..



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When in Doubt, Mumble
Founded in 1968, the club (motto "when in doubt, mumble") promotes excellence
in "dynamic inaction, orbital dialoguing and creative non-responsiveness".
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alt.usage.english - Apr 15, 1996 by Matthew Rabuzzi - View Thread (1 article)