Snasu (Situation normal: all screwed up) (1941 Aug 18) (early snafu variant)

[Jesse Sheidlower]

It's June 15, not July 15.

According to my records, I actually got this from Barry, who
posted it on ADS-L back in 2002:

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0211E&L=ADS-L&P=R2

As so often, Barry's the one deserving the credit.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

On Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 06:37:18AM -0500, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
> OK, I figured it out.  The July 15, 1941 _snafu_ citation is in the recently published 3rd edition of Jesse Sheidlower's masterwork, _The F Word_.  Presumably it was found through a ProQuest search.
>
> Fred Shapiro
>
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> Subject: Re: Snasu (Situation normal: all screwed up) (1941 Aug 18) (early              snafu variant)
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> Fred Shapiro wrote:
> > Note that I found a July 27, 1941 citation for _snafu_ in the Kansas City Star,
> > then someone else (I forget who!) found a July 15, 1941 citation in the San
> > Francisco Chronicle.
> >
> > Fred Shapiro
>
> The July 27, 1941 citation you found is grand and fun to read. Thanks.
> I apologize for missing it in the ADS list archive when I checked.
> There were quite a few hits for Snafu. However, the search term "snafu
> antedating" does locate your posting.
>
> http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608D&L=ADS-L&P=R2709
>
> I am still having trouble locating a mention of the July 15, 1941
> citation in the ADS list archive. A search at Barry Popik's website
> failed. Wikipedia has the OED cite. In any case, congratulations to
> that discoverer.
>
> Garson
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