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- ↑ Hendrickson, Robert (September 2008). The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins (Writers Reference). Facts on File (J). p. "Meanwhile, back at the ranch" entry. ISBN 978-0816069668 . Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Meanwhile Back at the Ranch" by Trinka Hakes Noble, Penguin Group (USA) 1992 ISBN 9780140545647
- ↑ "Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch" by Kinky Friedman, 2002, ISBN 0-684-86488-6