September 2015 - This Day in Quotes

Today, the linguistic formula “Have X [some work tool] – Will Y [do something]” is firmly cemented into our language. Prior to 1957, it wasn’t. Then, on September 14, 1957,…

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The Birth — and Death — of “the Hippies”

9 years ago

Robert Deis

Credit for the origin of the term “hippies” is generally given to San Francisco journalist Michael Fallon. Fallon coined the term in an article published in the San Francisco Examiner…

This Day in Quotes

Month: September 2015

“Have Gun – Will Travel” lives on (as a linguistic “snowclone” and via modern digital media)

The Birth — and Death — of “the Hippies”