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Old 09-03-14, 01:44 PM   #6
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Good point about the indian woman warrior. However:

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby View Post
"it's never over till the fat lady sings!"-attributed to Yogi Berra
It would seem the phrase was first used by Ralph Carpenter on March 10, 1976.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_ain'...fat_lady_sings

Yogi Berra's (actual, not attributed) was "It ain't over 'til it's over". To my surprise his phrase came first, in 1973. I always thought he was corrupting the other version, which he seemed to enjoy doing.
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