SPUD acroetymythology (1927)

[Mullins, Bill]

> > When did "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" start? (I'm
> guessing it was
> > before the Van Halen album . . . )
>
> The earliest similar acronym I found when working on _The
> F-Word_ was "Found Under Carnal Knowledge," reported in the
> _East Village Other_ for February 15, 1967. "Fornication
> Under Consent of the King" is from _Playboy_ of May 1970. I
> didn't specifically search for "For Unlawful". I haven't
> checked the more recently available databases.
>
> Jesse Sheidlower

Berkeley Campus Faces New Period of Tension
WILLIAM TROMBLEY
Los Angeles Times; Apr 18, 1965; pg. 3 col 3
"The acting chancellor permitted sale of the magazine (though he has
continued to ban sale of a one-act play titled "For Unlawful Carnal
Knowledge.")"