Quote: an independent woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle (antedating 1976 May 5)

[Shapiro, Fred]

Excellent searching, Garson!  When I searched Newspaperarchive this morning, I did not get this to come up, indeed I couldn't get any hits for "fish needs a bicycle" or "fish without a bicycle."  What is it with that database?

Fred Shapiro



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Subject: Quote: an independent woman needs a man like a fish needs a              bicycle (antedating 1976 May 5)

Journalist and Washington personality Barbara Howar is quoted using a
version of the saying while indicating that she heard it from a
"feminist".

Cite: 1976 May 05, Corpus Christi Times, "Barbara Howar: Social, Yes,
But She Knows How to Calculate" by Patricia Moore, Page 6C (NA Page
35), Column 3, Corpus Christi, Texas. [Credited to Chicago Daily News]
(NewspaperArchive)

A feminist said recently an independent woman needs a man like a fish
needs a bicycle. That's horsefeathers, at least for me. I like what
I'm doing but I'd like someone to scratch and giggle with.

Garson

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