lipstick on a pig (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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More "lipstick on a corpse":

Rangers and Their Farm Clubs Hit Skids
The Daily Oklahoman - June 8, 1983
Author: Jim Lassiter

"The Rangers have tried numerous trades in their sad past to build an
attractive winner. Each experiment was like putting lipstick on a
corpse. Texas now seems dedicated to building from within. "

And other related early usages (relative to Ben's 1985 Washington Post
cite):

City OKs big project on east side Rancho del Rey plan approved over
opposition
San Diego Union, The (CA) - June 13, 1985
Author: Olga Briseno, Staff Writer
"But it's like dressing a pig -- without the dressing, it's still a pig
."


CLINT EASTWOOD: LONG-OVERDUE RESPECT MAKES HIS YEAR
Chicago Tribune - June 9, 1985
Author: Gene Siskel, Movie critic.

[Clint Eastwood speaking:]
"You can put perfume on it, but it`s still a hog."


"Ahern's Chatter"  Waterloo Times-Tribune 4/16/1918 p 4
"A string of pearls around a pig's neck, and it's still a pig."


"Salvation Army Captain Delivers Sermon Sunday"
Sheboygan Journal 9/11/1934 p. 5
"You can dress a pig in scarlet, but it still is a pig. "
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