[Ads-l] Antedating of "Shaggy Dog Story"
Shapiro, Fred
fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Mon Jan 2 14:39:02 UTC 2023
shaggy dog story (OED 1937)
1918 South Bend News-Times 22 Sept. 6/1 (Newspapers.com) The next scene reveals the superior courr at Reno, which really isn't so darn superior, as the fellow said about the shaggy dog. (Note - Shaggy dog story will be mailed on applicaiton to editor.)
Fred Shapiro
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