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Glad to hear we didn't start it, though now I'm curious who did. I'd be surprised if the book you linked wasn't the original source for the claim here, since the phrasing (including the capitalization error) appears to be identical. It's clearly not a reliable source though -- I could point out any
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I searched for an RS for this claim (as I'd never heard of it), and could only find puff-pieces for the two companies that invented it in 2015 to promote their hen/stag party businesses. If someone can find an RS that is actually R, I have no objection to it being reinstated.
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