I was watching a documentary about machinery made in the UK and they went into this elaborate thing where old gas station pumps were colloquially called Fat Ladies and that this was the origin for the expression, "It ain't over until the fat lady sings."
Which, if you spent even a few minutes in my head you'd know, I'm eventually going to ask for a citation for that.
So, today, I went looking for a source for that claim.
The first known written use was, "The opera isn't over until the fat lady sings." It was some sports writer and in something like 1976.
That's when things get credit and there's seemingly (I scoured Google) any real source for the claim made in the documentary. That's just horrible.
I was watching a documentary about machinery made in the UK and they went into this elaborate thing where old gas station pumps were colloquially called Fat Ladies and that this was the origin for the expression, "It ain't over until the fat lady sings."
Which, if you spent even a few minutes in my head you'd know, I'm eventually going to ask for a citation for that.
So, today, I went looking for a source for that claim.
The first *known* written use was, "The opera isn't over until the fat lady sings." It was some sports writer and in something like 1976.
That's when things get credit and there's seemingly (I scoured Google) any real source for the claim made in the documentary. That's just horrible.
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