[Ads-l] Possible Antedating of "Run It Up the Flagpole and See .... "

[Shapiro, Fred]

If the OED first citation for "run it up the flagpole and see ..." is erroneous, then I think the following is the earliest known citation:

1955 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) 10 Nov. 33/3 (Newspapers.com)

Newest sample of Madison avenue ad agencyese: "Let's run it up the flag pole and see how many people salute it.

Fred Shapiro

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