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Attribution

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Text and reference copied from Kiss up kick down to Fit in or fuck off. See former article's history for a list of contributors. 7&6=thirteen () 20:59, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Cycling, etc.

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I don't know if that fits in the article and if so where, but in any case, Germans call that "cycling" (Fahrradfahren): kicking downwards, humping one's back upwards. Smart bosses are said to have painted a crosswalk in front of their office so that pedestrians too would stand a chance, not only cyclists; at least it says so in a joke, I don't know if any boss who was ennerved with this behavior (they exist) actually did that. (Another proverb in the direction is: "The shit always flows from up above downwards.")--2001:A61:20A3:BF01:5D87:4E71:7ABF:4E07 (talk) 17:32, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Origin

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The expression was used by legendary Swedish punk band "Ebba Grön" in the song "Slicka uppåt, sparka neråt!" (litteraly "Lick up(wards), kick down(wards)" as early as 1979 - way earlier than 1993. Should this be considered original research or could it be added to the article somewhere?

Album release for the song: https://www.discogs.com/Ebba-Gr%C3%B6n-K%C3%A4rlek-Uppror/master/26549

Song/expression first mentioned in Swedish newspaper article from 1979: https://tidningar.kb.se/?q=%22slicka%20upp%C3%A5t%20sparka%22&sort=asc Lawrence Heap (talk) 16:09, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There are even mentions of this expression in Swedish newspapers as early as 1972:

https://tidningar.kb.se/?q=%22slicka%20upp%C3%A5t%20och%22&sort=asc Lawrence Heap (talk) 17:01, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]