Brag Book

[Baker, John]

        Here's an example from the New York Times, 8/5/1983:

        <<"I been coming here for 17 years," said Little Jimmy, who
produced his card, which said "Little Jimmy, the World's Smallest Maitre
D,'" and a book of photographs that he calls his Brag Book.

        "That's my name, just Little Jimmy," he said.  "I'm an actor,
I've been on television, on the "Time Bandits," on "Bonanza."  I'm the
National Leprechaun for Anheuser-Busch.  I'm like the mascot of this
place.  When I go to all the other clubs they say, 'Look, it's Little
Jimmy from the Corso,' the Italian dwarf from Brooklyn.  I'm proud of
it.  This place is like home.">>

John Baker


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Sam Flax (Third Avenue and East 55th Street) is having a sale on "brag
books." This has 357,000 Google hits, but is not in OED.
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ProQuest is down right now. Any "brag book" origins?
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    Word Mark FISHERMAN'S BRAG BOOK
Goods and Services (CANCELLED) IC 016. US 037. G & S: photo albums.
FIRST
USE:  19900101. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19900101  Mark Drawing Code (1)
TYPED DRAWING  Serial Number 74051729  Filing Date April 23, 1990
Current Filing Basis 1A  Original Filing Basis 1A  Supplemental Register
Date September 5, 1990 Registration Number 1630514  Registration Date
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