Date:    Sun, 17 May 1998 14:16:00 -0400
<br>From:    Jesse T Sheidlower <jester[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]PANIX.COM>
<br>Subject: Re: Scumbag; Midget/Dwarf; Pop-Up; Valedictory; Hello; Night Hawks;
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<br>> SCUMBAG
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<br>>      OED has "scumbag" from 1967 for "condom," and from 1971 for "base,
<br>> despicable person."
<br>>      The RHHDAS and AMERICAN SPEECH have "douche bag" from 1945.  Maybe Jesse
<br>> will tell us what "scumbags" await us in the next volume.
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<br>As of now, the best we can do is 1935 for 'condom' and 1950 for
<br>'despicable person'. Antedate us, Barry!
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<br>> MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY
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<br>>      "My way or the highway" doesn't seem to be recorded anywhere.  Here
<br> goes:
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<br>> 1994--MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY by Tony Rebel (song).
<br>> 1991--MY WAY ON THE HIGHWAY, JSP Records.
<br>> 1991--MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY: THE HAWKINS COUNTY TEXTBOOK CONTROVERSY by David
<br>> B. Dellinger (Ed. D. thesis at Univ. of Tenn.-Knoxville).
<br>> 1988--YOUR WAY OR THE HIGHWAY by Blake Babies (song).
<br>> 1988--MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY by Jimmy Davis & Junction (song used in movie A
<br>> NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4).
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<br>Actually, Barry, you'll find this expression in HDAS s.v. _highway,_ with
<br>an oral cite from 1986 and a written one from 1988, referring to
<br>1970.
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<br>Jesse Sheidlower
<br><jester[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]panix.com>
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