[Ads-l] "dumpster diver" -- early, but is it an antedating?

Peter Morris peter_morris_1 at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK
Sun Nov 29 08:25:39 UTC 2015


>   Of the three forms I am concerned with only one, "dumpster diver".

Okay, fair enough. 

Here's one from early 1985. 
"Dumpster Diver T-Shirts! $12 - members $14 - others"
http://tinyurl.com/qx65muc

It comes from the "winter into spring" edition.
Volume 12, no 1. It looks like it's a quarterly, and this is Jan-Mar
http://tinyurl.com/ozlto7a

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