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    Re: 40 Reasons to support Gun Control. —Dave Schuler
   (...) Where the heck did that phrase (or paraphrase) originate? The first place I remember hearing it is in a Sugarcubes song, but I'm sure it predates that tune. Dave! (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
   
        Re: 40 Reasons to support Gun Control. —Richard Parsons
     (...) 'first against the wall when the revolution comes' is fairly self explanatory - I doubt it would be possible to nail it to a specific source. That said, Douglas Adams used it in 1978 in his Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (in reference to the (...) (20 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
    
         one last fag, then bop, bop, bop —Scott Arthur
     (...) It was used a lot in a 70's UK sit-com called "(URL) Citizen Smith>". Scott A (20 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
   
        Re: 40 Reasons to support Gun Control. —Neb Okla
    "Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:I2At33.18AH@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) tune. Reminds me of an amusing quote: "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: 40 Reasons to support Gun Control. —Christopher L. Weeks
   (...) That's great! I only wish I thought it was amusing. I'll have to tattoo that to my arm. Chris (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 

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