Big Dance; Chicago Tribune; Circus Slang correction

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"CIRCUS SLANG" CORRECTION: "Nobody without a voice like a speaking  trumpet
can be heard nowadays in the great tent."
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE--Proquest hasn't done anything on the Los Angeles Times all
year. Still at 1968. On more year to a "slam dunk" and "point guard," and
almost  at "granola" and "California roll." No movement at all....Meanwhile, the
Chicago  Tribune digitization now appears to have some of 1964, and then it
skips to 1968  and 1969. It's now ahead of the LA Times!
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BIG DANCE: This was mentioned at the Word Origins board, and Grant Barrett
mentioned his entry. We'd discussed "Big Dance" and "March Madness" before. I
now see in ads this week that the NCAA clearly trademarks "The Big Dance."
Some  NCAA trademarks show 2000, but see the earlier NCAA trademarks below.
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(WORD ORIGINS BOARD)
"The origin of "Big Dance" is seemingly lost to history, at least in terms
of who first used it as a synonym for March Madness. Nevertheless, the NCAA
trademarked the phrase in 2000."
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_http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/big_dance/_
(http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/big_dance/)
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_Colgate,  to the Big Dance_
(http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=2&did=115848264&SrchMode=1&sid=34&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=111053
1428&clientId=65882)
New York Times (1857-Current  file). New York, N.Y.: Mar 16, 1995. p. A24 (1
page)
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       6. _Ice  Tank_
(http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=5&did=114853594&SrchMode=1&sid=34&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1110531428&cl
ientId=65882)
New York Times (1857-Current file).  New York, N.Y.: Mar 13, 1987. p. D23 (1
page)

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_Duos at the Big Dance_
Fourteen schools sent teams to both the men's and women's N.C.A.A. Division
I basketball tournaments this year.

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(TRADEMARKS)
    Word Mark THE BIG DANCE
Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 028. US 022 023 038 050. G & S: toys and
sporting  goods, namely, basketballs, miniature basketballs, miniature
basketballs,  backboards and miniature backboards, all in connection with
intercollegiate basketball games and intercollegiate basketball  tournaments  Mark Drawing
Code (1) TYPED DRAWING  Serial Number 75468617  Filing Date April 15, 1998
Current Filing Basis 1B  Original Filing Basis 1B  Published for Opposition
March 30, 1999  Owner (APPLICANT) National Collegiate Athletic Association, The
UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERISITES KANSAS 6201  College
Boulevard Overland Park KANSAS 66211  Attorney of Record DANIEL L. BOOTS  Type
of Mark TRADEMARK  Register PRINCIPAL  Live/Dead Indicator DEAD  Abandonment
Date June 23, 2002

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    Word Mark THE BIG DANCE
Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: entertainment services in
the  nature of intercollegiate basketball games and intercollegiate basketball
tournaments. FIRST USE: 20000300. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20000300  Mark
Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING  Serial Number 75468619  Filing Date April 15, 1998
Current Filing Basis 1A  Original Filing Basis 1B  Published for Opposition
April 13, 1999  Registration Number 2480288  Registration Date August 21, 2001
Owner (REGISTRANT) National Collegiate Athletic Association, The
UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION INDIANA P.O. Box 6222 Indianapolis INDIANA  462066222
Attorney of Record Douglas N. Masters  Type of Mark SERVICE MARK  Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE