[Ads-l] call BS

[Ben Zimmer]

The May 1989 issue of Surfer Magazine has a featured article titled
"Comfortably Numb" starting on p. 98, so that looks to be it. The
description of the article also matches. See the table of contents in this
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On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <
00001aa1be50b751-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> The lead from Peter is highly promising. The link points to Volume 30,
> Issues 1-6 of "Surfer Magazine" according to Google Books.
>
> A search indicates that the January 1989 issue is present in the
> volume. The snippet indicates that this is volume 30, number 1. Also,
> a search indicates that the June 1989 issue is present in the volume.
> The snippet indicates that this is volume 30, number 6.
>
> Thus, the match is probably in the January, February, March, April,
> May, or June issue of 1989. The page number is 99 according to Google
> Books.
>
> The article containing the match is probably written by Ralph Fatello,
> and the article title probably contains the word "Numb".
>
> [Begin extracted text]
> Surfers from Rhode Island and Cape Cod will call BS on this claim ,
> and it's not meant to belittle the surf in those places. But the sheer
> girth and speed of a New Hampshire wave is, without question, the best
> in New England.
> [End extracted text]
>
> 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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