See fans are slans on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1950 March, F. Towner Laney, “Fanzine Scope”, in Spacewarp, number 36, pages 10–17:",
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"ref": "2000 April 27, Pete McCutchen, “Re: Mr. Ordover, I disagree”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet), message-ID <4uvggsgbbt3gsqrobf2o1prj0offlhpuch@4ax.com>:",
"text": "\"Fans are slans\" is a way of saying that we're smarter than other people. (Which is true, actually, but rather impolite to bring up in mixed company.)",
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"ref": "2003 November 8, Danny Low, “Re: Mundanes' secret weapon?”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <okbrqvghahmsaoc59jmjotlk60807s92i6@4ax.com>:",
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