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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Thanks to tsuwm #17723 01/31/2001 6:41 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Thanks to tsuwm's reference to Michael Quinon's page on shaggy dogs from this post: http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=14808 I was able to make an earlier citation than that recorded in the OED for the phrase "shaggy dog story". This citation, the 1/14/43 daily strip of the Barnaby comic strip, has been forwarded to the OED by Mr. Quinon in my name and he has sent me their acknowledgement of my contribution. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Thanks to tsuwm Faldage 01/31/2001 6:41 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm Jackie 01/31/2001 7:01 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm Rapunzel 01/31/2001 7:03 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm Sparteye 01/31/2001 7:07 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm Father Steve 02/10/2001 10:26 PM kudos tsuwm 01/31/2001 7:07 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm Max Quordlepleen 01/31/2001 7:55 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm Faldage 01/31/2001 8:04 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm wow 01/31/2001 9:28 PM Re: Falderal for Faldage lusy 02/01/2001 1:36 AM Re: Thanks to tsuwm Capital Kiwi 02/01/2001 4:30 AM Re: Thanks to tsuwm jmh 02/01/2001 12:01 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm RhubarbCommando 02/01/2001 12:01 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm Faldage 02/01/2001 12:39 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm RhubarbCommando 02/01/2001 1:00 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm Capital Kiwi 02/01/2001 10:25 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm AnnaStrophic 02/01/2001 10:53 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm belMarduk 02/01/2001 11:50 PM Re: Thanks to tsuwm Hyla 02/01/2001 11:48 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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