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[Ronald Butters]

I agree with "completely pointless." A dictionary--even the OED--is not an encyclopedia. Hitler had a braun dog. Should that be recorded under either "Hitler"  or dog"?


On Mar 25, 2011, at 4:13 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> Strangely enough, this jogs my memory and I can recall hearing about the
> 1982 incident when it was "newsworthy." I promptly forgot it as being of
> merely passing interest.
>
> Certainly I never noticed the phrase again till 2000 or so.
>
> The 1982 story may really be the effective origin of the allusion. Or this
> may be a completely pointless post. Or both.
>
> JL
>
>

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