Terror Dome; Dallas Morning News (1885-present?)

Wed Sep 7 05:35:50 UTC 2005

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texas ADJ maxim gives five returns from the Dallas Morning News, three of which are false.

October 11, 1891
". . . he is invariably saluted with the favorite Texas maxim "Put up or Shut up" . . ."

May 28, 1950
" . . then you can repeat the old West Texas maxim "So low it could crawl under the belly of a diamondback.  Not touch hide or ground." . . . "