Goog (1911)

[Wilson Gray]

So, "making little ones out of big ones" dates from at least 1911.

-Wilson

On Apr 10, 2005, at 1:12 AM, Douglas G. Wilson wrote:

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> Here is "goog", maybe like "gook" in its non-xenophobic sense:
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> _Chicago Daily Tribune_, 12 March 1911: p. I1:
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> <<If a young girl who offends the Illinois statute proposed by
> Representative Murphy by wearing a hobble skirt deserves a fine of
> $10; /
> And if a daring female who appears in a harem gown should get the
> penalty
> of $30[? -- illegible], max., / How much should the honorable court
> assess
> a grown man who walks abroad under a fedora decked with a brilliant
> ruffed
> feather? / Furthermore, / How many years in the state stoneyard, making
> little 'uns out of big 'uns, should be imposed on any goog of the
> shaving
> lather legion who strides through a hotel corridor with a corsage
> bouquet
> on his waistcoat lapel?>>
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> -- Doug Wilson
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