Razor Soup(1876); So ugly(1984); Off/Prom Dress(1990); Tragedy/Pants Torn (1936)

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RAZOR SOUP

RAZOR SOUP--9 Google hits, 18 Google Groups hits

   That 1992 HOUSTON CHRONICLE "Talk of Texas" article has: "So sharp he must
have had razor soup for breakfast."
   It's not a popular American regional dish.


(GOOGLE GROUPS)
Re: bronco breaks Texan!
... Jim was wrestling the rhino into the Land Rover. Sharp as razor soup,
that Greg. Ben "Wolf Ticket" Murphey Yeah, we Broncs are a ...
bit.listserv.skeptic - Jul 26, 1994 by greg bart - View Thread (3 articles)


(WWW.NEWSPAPERARCHIVE.COM)
Gazette And Bulletin - 7/14/1950
...a sharp mark was accused of having eaten RAZOR SOUP? July 14, 1880 William
P. Baker..
Williamsport, Pennsylvania Friday, July 14, 1950  764 k

Great Bend Daily Tribune - 5/30/1954
...BOSS CALHOOW WON'T BE CALLIN' LIKE SHE HAP RAZOR SOUP FOR BREAKFAST...
MEENA, WHAT TIME..
Great Bend, Kansas Sunday, May 30, 1954  723 k

Ohio Democrat - 8/3/1876
...Advocate, he must have been indulging in RAZOR SOUP. GEN. THOMAS Ewiso, we
are glad to..
New Philadelphia, Ohio Thursday, August 03, 1876  1013 k
Pg. 3?, col. 3:
   "G." is entirely too sharp, and like Larry of the _Advocate_, he must have
been indulging in razor soup.

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SO UGLY THAT THE TIDE WON'T TAKE HER OUT

SO UGLY + TIDE--2,670 Google hits, 642 Google hits

   Another in the "Talk of Texas" article.  This is classic ugly.


(GOOGLE GROUPS)
Re: Ugly jokes
Well, here goes with some of the worst "ugly jokes:" S/he's so ugly
even the tide wouldn't take her/him out. S/he's so ugly that ...
net.jokes - Aug 25, 1984 by Geoffrey R. Walton - View Thread (13 articles)

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OFF LIKE A PROM DRESS

LIKE A PROM DRESS--1,570 Google hits, 1,120 Google Groups hits

   The guy wears a "dirty shirt."  The girl wears a "prom dress."  Such is
American speech.
   Not in the HDAS or the CASSELL DICTIONARY OF SLANG.


(GOOGLE GROUPS)
Predictions for Week 3 (NFL)
... Cowboys over Redskins (the 'Pokes love RFK Stadium) Jets over Bills
... maybe BIG It's late, and I'm off like a prom dress Zippy
rec.sport.football - Sep 21, 1990 by Zippy - View Thread (3 articles)

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HUMOR IS MERELY TRAGEDY STANDING ON ITS HEAD WITH ITS PANTS TORN

PANTS TORN + TRAGEDY + COBB--34 Google hits, 131 Google Groups hits

   "Humor is tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn" is not as
popular as "humor is tragedy plus time."  Maybe tragedy got new pants?
   The exact date of the source is not given in the many Google hits.


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Helena Independent - 5/16/1937
...is TRAGEDY standing on its head .with Its PANTS TORN. Lots of folks think
a sense of.....happen in the dirigible's Morn wlien :t was TORN with n flaming
explosion. Considered one.....the loss, of life fwra the airliner TRAGEDY of
Increased to 34. A Otrmaa on the..
Helena, Montana Sunday, May 16, 1937  536 k

Nashua Reporter - 6/2/1937
...this definition is TRAGEDY standing on its PANTS TORN. Lots ol folks think
a mor is..
Nashua, Iowa Wednesday, June 02, 1937  968 k

Helena Independent - 4/21/1936
...be TRAGEDY standing on its hea.fl with Its PANTS TORN. IRVIN S. COBB.
ia3fl by NAMA..
Helena, Montana Tuesday, April 21, 1936  479 k

Indiana Weekly Messenger - 6/3/1937
...is TRAGEDY standing on i1s head with its PANTS TORN. Lots of folks think a
srr.se of..
Indiana, Pennsylvania Thursday, June 03, 1937  761 k