Thursday, November 18, 2010

Things Learned while reading “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Sherlock Holmes" pink 'un

pink 'un - Wiktionary: "pink 'un
(chiefly British) a newspaper supplement or edition concerning sport, especially football; printed on pink newsprint  [quotations ▼]
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1892: Doyle, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle — When you see a man with whiskers of that cut and the 'Pink 'un' protruding out of his pocket, you can always draw him by a bet."

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