[Ads-l] call BS

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

A student at The Colorado College used the expression in October 1990.

Date: October 5, 1990
Periodical: The Catalyst (Newspaper of The Colorado College)
Section: Opinions
Letter Title: Colorado College Greek system adopts a closed party policy
Letter From: Jason Rosen (Social Chairman, Phi Delta Theta)
Quote Page 15, Column 2
https://archive.org/details/catalystsept14192829colo/page/n63/mode/2up?q=%22call+BS%22

[Begin excerpt]
Some people will call BS on this, but partying is only a small aspect
of Greek life. A fraternity or sorority is an organization,
and by joining one you become a part of that.
[End excerpt]

Garson

On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM mr_peter_morris at outlook.com
<mr_peter_morris at outlook.com> wrote:
>
> I’ve been hearing it for a long time.
>
> Here's one from possibly 1989, usual caveats.
>
> https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Surfer/ae21AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22will+call+BS+on%22&dq=%22will+call+BS+on%22&printsec=frontcover
>
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From "Ben Zimmer" <00001aae0710f4b7-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> To ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Date 28/09/2025 20:21:37
> Subject Re: call BS
>
> >The Usenet archive has "call B.S. on" from 1992.
> >
> >---
> >Brett Chapman, Mar. 16, 1992, "ACC tournament quote,"
> >rec.sport.basketball.college
> >I called B.S. on this statement at the time and I think numerous quotes by
> >the Dook basketball team itself since then have supported me.
> >https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.basketball.college/c/OyWxQqfOD-Y/m/AgEiWkXj4WAJ
> >---
> >cloister bell, May 1, 1992, "Live at the Witch Trials,"
> >alt.sexual.abuse.recovery
> >i'm afraid i have to call b.s. on this one.
> >https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sexual.abuse.recovery/c/4gNqqkS7VlU/m/GrWMh3UV_LUJ
> >---
> >
> >The unexpurgated "I call bullshit on that" can be found several times in
> >Lenny Dykstra's 1987 baseball memoir _Nails: The Inside Story of an Amazin'
> >Season_.
> >https://archive.org/details/nailsinsidestory0000dyks/page/4/mode/2up?q=%22call+bullshit+on%22
> >
> >--bgz
> >
> >On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM Jonathan Lighter <
> >00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
> >
> >>  I first heard this in 2017. Now I hear it almost daily.
> >>
> >>  2002 Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Ia.) (Apr. 17) 4A [Newspapers.com]: I
> >>  call B.S. on all of that.
> >>
> >
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