I mentioned “The Judge’s Big Shirt” a while back. The problem is that there doesn’t seem to be any connection between 1855 and the turn-of-the-century use of the phrase. Even with the earliest date pushed back, we are still looking at a 50 year gap.
I mentioned “The Judge’s Big Shirt” a while back. The problem is that there doesn’t seem to be any connection between 1855 and the turn-of-the-century use of the phrase. Even with the earliest date pushed back, we are still looking at a 50 year gap.