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Jackie #180946 12/16/08 11:52 AM
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I'd heard the union miners story, too. Dave Wilton does claim a first-cited date of the '30s but a whole nother '30s, so I would say that that story is false. It's an interesting article, well worth a read.

Faldage #180962 12/17/08 01:27 AM
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Thanks, Fool--I just sent off a note to the H. C. about that.

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