Do it yourself (1863); Snake bite (1909); Cuss a cat (1950)

[Alice Faber]

Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:
>    Thanks to Sam Clements for "late to dinner."  I knew it had to be
>much older.  I had searched "dinner/supper," but forgot the "for/to."
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE RIGHT, DO IT YOURSELF
>
>DONE RIGHT + DO IT YOURSELF--22,100 Google hits, 8,510 Google Groups hits
>
>    Probably much older than this.
>

The Courtship of Miles Standish, 1858. "That's what I always say; if
you wish a thing to be well done, You must do it yourself, you must
not leave it to others!""

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