Creative Modifications

[Dave Wilton]

One of my favorites is, "we'll burn that bridge when we come to it."


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> Of Kim & Rima McKinzey
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 2:24 PM
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> Subject: Fwd: Re: Creative Modifications
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> Re the creative modifications, I just got this from a friend after I
> forwarded that wonderful list.
>
> >Years ago I heard a story about the wife of a hollywood producer,
> >'Bunny,' who was constantly mixing --What are those statements
> >called?  adages?.  Anyway, my favorite example was this one in
> >defense of a starlet who was being ridiculed.  "Don't be so hard on
> >her. After all, nobody's human."
> >
> >Two others that i heard friends utter are:  "Better get down there,
> >if you want one, they're selling like a house afire."
> >
> >and "Well, that's water over the bridge."
>
> Rima
>