Big F-word Breakthrough...

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 01:48:14PM -0700, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>
>   My thanks to Jesse for forwarding this info to me,
> apparently the moment it crossed his desk, and thanks to the
> underpaid OED hero quote-checker known only as "JRS" for
> successfully chasing the cite down.

For the record, that would be Jon Ross Simon, whose likely
underpaidness is underscored by the fact that he recently got
a law degree and passed the DC bar, yet continues to slog
through the LoC on behalf of the OED.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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