"Opinions/Excuses are like noses/asses..." (1928, 1973)

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More on this "everybody's got one" formation. A form of the nose proverb
appears to be pre-1920. In the 1960s or 1970s, it appears, that got changed to
"rear ends" or "asses."
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_SLOGANS  ARE LIKE BADGES AT HOUSTON; EVERYBODY HAS ONE_
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Chicago  Daily Tribune (1872-1963). Chicago, Ill.: Jun 28, 1928. p. 2 (1
page)
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_Butkus  didn't play as if on last leg_
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Don Pierson.  Chicago Tribune (1963-Current file). Chicago, Ill.: Sep  17,
1973. p. C1 (1 page)
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"Hot tips are like rear ends; everybody has one."
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_So  Help Me_
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JOHN HALL. Los Angeles  Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Oct
15, 1980. p. F3 (1  page)
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Lasorda says it this way: "Everybody has an opinion and a nose"...Reggie
Jackson says it: "Opinions are like noses. Everybody has one."
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_Sutcliffe  will rain on Mets; Cubs _
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Fred Mitchell. Chicago Tribune (1963-Current file). Chicago, Ill.: Sep 14,
1984. p. D1 (2 pages)
First page:
"Excuses are like rear ends. Everybody's got one," Sutcliffe said, shooting
from the hip as always.

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