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When it's all said and done, when the smoke has cleared, when the fat lady has sung, when it's all over but the shouting, the water is gone from the tub and the bell has sounded midnight, it ain't over 'til it's over.
Well, you can put that schpritz in the refrigerator . . . the door's closed, the light's out, the eggs are cold, the butter's hard, and the Jelloooooo's jiggling . . .
(If you can nick Yogi Berra, I can nick Chick Hearn . . . )
This inspires me to mention a great little book by Paul Wasserman and Don Hausrath, titled WEASEL WORDS: The Dictionary of American Doublespeak. Depending on your frame of mind, it's either fascinating or frightening!
"Now that I think about it." I just wrote that one in a post. But, now that I think about it; it sounds a little goofy. Like I wasn't thinking previously. SW
You took care of two items in one nice, short sentence there! Not only is 24/7 annoying, but so is whack (or, as it sometimes gets rendered, wack). There's very little I find more grating than a completely meaningless usage.
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