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Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.140
Attributed in Paul Dickson, The Official Rules (1978). An earlier occurrence, without attribution to any individual, was in Wash. Post, 6 Oct. 1975.
"Laugh Off: The Comedy Showdown Between Real Life And The Pros". Book by Bob Fenster, 2005.
P. J. O'Rourke (1983). “Modern manners”, Dell Books
The Idler Feb. 1892, p. 118