[Ads-l] QOTY? multiple positions (UNCLASSIFIED)

Mullins, Bill CIV (US) william.d.mullins18.civ at MAIL.MIL
Wed Jun 29 20:24:11 UTC 2016


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Never mind - I see that my email backed up, and that Garson's Albuquerque cite was came in before my Elyria one went out.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mullins, Bill CIV (US)
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 3:22 PM
> To: 'American Dialect Society' <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Subject: Re: QOTY? multiple positions (UNCLASSIFIED)
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> 
> This is the same article as the 23 Feb 1983 Elyria OH cite I submitted.
> 
> > ----
> >
> > Original meaning of "positions": Sexual positions of humans
> > 1981 Jul 31: Sexual positions of squids
> > 1982 Dec 03: Martial arts positions of humans (Found by Bill Mullins)
> > 1983 Feb 23: Political positions of humans
> >
> > Date: February 23, 1983
> > Newspaper: Albuquerque Journal
> > Newspaper Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
> > Article: Hart Just One of 'Cavalcade of Stars'
> > Author: Sandy Grady (Knight-Ridder Newspapers) Quote Page 5, Column 2
> >
> > [Begin excerpt]
> > Gary Hart - The Xerox Machine: Name an issue and he'll flood you with
> > think tank pieces, documents, white papers Has more positions than the Kama Sutra. Big on high-tech jargon.
> > [End excerpt]
> >
> > I only looked in Newspapers.com. So there is room for improvement in these dates.
> >
> >
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