both cited definitions on the URL are wrong. i cited a reference from 1528.
that is the earliest any English scholars knew of from my reference put out
in 1946. the moon is made of cheese came in 1529.

Herb....
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> About once very two and a half years.
>
> <http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20010302.html>
>
> Hmm.  I wonder just how old the phrase is.  Anyone with an
> OED care to look up the earliest collected reference?


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