"Warm bucket of spit" and other Shapiro-worthy quotes

Sat Oct 8 03:48:22 UTC 2005

>From a search of Google News for "old saying."
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What does Fred have for the euphemism "warm bucket of spit"?
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_http://www.usatrivia.com/vpbigarn.html_ 
(http://www.usatrivia.com/vpbigarn.html) 
 John Garner was called Cactus Jack and often invited fellow congressmen to 
his office for drinks and poker A former Speaker of the House he once stated 
taking the vice presidency was "the worst damn fool mistake I ever made" He 
served two terms with Roosevelt but declined to run for a third term and 
encouraged FDR to do the same saying he wouldn't vote for his own brother for a 
third term He refused to socialize on the Washington scene and said the vice 
presidency was an eight to five job, the rest 
of the day was his Garner is most noted for saying the vice presidency 
wasn't worth "a warm bucket of spit," although reporters allegedly changed the 
spelling of the last word for print On his ninety-fifth birthday he received 
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_Louis Hillary Park: Prayers answered through service to hurricane ..._ 
(http://www1.tcpalm.com/tcp/jc_edt_columnists/article/0,2545,TCP_1120_4141810,00.ht
ml) 
Jupiter Courier (subscription), FL - 35 minute
By Louis Hillary Park. The old saying goes that God answers all prayers; 
it's just that sometimes the answer is "no.". But sometimes ... 
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_Proposition 77 would change how voting districts are drawn_ 
(http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051007/SPECIALREPORTS05/510070317/1001/
NEWS01) 
Stockton Record, CA - 19 ho
... Powerful lawmakers draw themselves La-Z-Boy districts that, as the old 
saying goes, "a warm bucket of spit" could win with the right party 
designation. ... 
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_District needs to do a project at a time_ 
(http://heraldnet.com/stories/05/10/07/100let_20051007005.cfm) 
Bothell Herald, United States - 20 
... There is an old saying that, I believe, kind of applies here: "An error 
on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part!". 
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_Soft Solutions and Intel Partner to Deliver High Performance, Cost ..._ 
(http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&new
sId=20051007005124&newsLang=en) 
Business Wire (press release), CA - 12 ho
SAN BRUNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2005--Retail is detail as the 
old saying goes. But, speed and cost of ownership are ... 
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_York County Bar to salute judges Alford, Hayes_ 
(http://www.heraldonline.com/local/story/5236093p-4755399c.html) 
Rock Hill Herald, SC - 15 ho
... "There is an old saying that a bar is only as good as its bench," said 
Harold Staley, president of the York County Bar Association. ... 
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_Marciano's career mark unique but flawed? By Tim Struby; GREAT ..._ 
(http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxing_forum/index.php/topic,20788.0.html) 
SaddoBoxing.com - Oct 6,
... "There's the old saying that every athlete dies twice," said Schulian. 
"Once, when he takes his last breath and the other when he hangs it up.". ... 
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_Edit challenged_ 
(http://www.mininggazette.com/letters/story/106202005_let01-l1006.asp) 
Daily Mining Gazette, MI - Oct 6,
... in the criminals. And law or no law, as the old saying goes, I'd rather 
be judged by 12 jurors than carried by six pallbearers. 
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_The 'fading poetry' of old Lebanese architecture_ 
(http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=19032) 
Daily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - Oct 
... But the charm of Saleh's text (defying every word of the old saying, 
"Talking about music is like dancing about architecture") and the simplicity of 
his ... 
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_DeLay Indictment_ 
(http://www.dnronline.com/opinion_details.php?AID=859&sub=Editorial) 
Harrisonburg Daily News Record, VA - Sep 2
There is an old saying that "Politics ain’t beanbag," and House Majority 
Leader Tom DeLay was among the best at the anti-beanbag activity. ... 
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_Crime and Guns—The San Francisco or Sam Colt Solution_ 
(http://www.therealitycheck.org/GuestColumnist/mnevin011005.htm) 
TheRealityCheck.Org, CT - Oct 3, 
... I wouldn’t recommend bringing a knife to a gunfight. As the old saying 
goes—God made men, but Sam Colt made men equal. Michael Nevin Jr. ... 
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_ISO: INTRANSIGENT SOPHISTRY ORGANIZATION_ 
(http://www.vermontcynic.com/news/2005/09/27/Opinion/Iso-Intransigent.Sophistry.Organization-1000334.shtml) 
Vermont Cynic (subscription), VT - Sep 27, 
The Japanese have an old saying that "the dog farthest away will bark the 
loudest." In these first few weeks, I have heard too much barking in the 
entrance to ...

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_Third Time’s Not a Charm_ 
(http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_luskin/luskin200509130821.asp) 
National Review Online, NY - Sep 13,
There’s an old saying in public relations: If you have something really 
embarrassing to admit in public, do it on a Friday afternoon. ... 
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_Sensex touching 10k is scary_ 
(http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1234847.cms) 
Economic Times, India - Sep 19,
... There’s an old saying on Wall Street: “When a bull appears on a 
magazine cover, sell your stocks and head for the hills”. ... 
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_Paul Robey retires_ 
(http://www2.townonline.com/needham/schoolSports/view.bg?articleid=323867) 
Needham Times, MA - Sep 14,
... For Paul epitomized the old saying, "Find a job that you love, and 
you'll never have to work a day in your life.". However, Paul Robey did the job 
for no money. ... 
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_Familiar face back in Lynn_ 
(http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/news/view.bg?articleid=10100) 
The Daily Item of Lynn, MA - Sep 14,
... There's an old saying 'Pray, pay and obey,' but once you start talking 
with people, it's often possible to get over that cultural gap," said Joyce. 
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_Thomas: Katrina's heartache brought out media's best_ 
(http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/news_columnists/article/0,1426,MCA_646_4093802,00.html) 
commercialappeal.com (subscription), TN - Sep 1
... require accountability. It's an old saying, but, post-Katrina, the media 
afflicted the comfortable and comforted the afflicted. To ... 
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_On Catholic Political Philosophy (Part 2)_ 
(http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=76307) 
Zenit News Agency, Italy - Sep
... Q: If theology provides the answers to the questions political 
philosophy raises, then is the old saying true that philosophy is the handmaiden of 
theology? ... 
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_A passion becomes a business_ (http://www.denverpost.com/food/ci_3043984) 
Denver Post, CO - Sep 21,
... important ingredient. "There's an old saying that the shortest distance 
from vine to wine makes the best product," Fiore said. "So ... 
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_Managing the rebuilding effort._ 
(http://www.webcommentary.com/asp/ShowArticle.asp?id=simonl&date=050918) 
WEBCommentary - Sep 18,
... To paraphrase an old saying: "If carpenters built houses the way 
bureaucracies manage programs, every structure ever built would come crashing to the 
ground at ... 
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_Pat Robertson: Judge Roberts Can "Be Thankful That A Tragedy Has ..._ 
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2005/09/06/pat-robertson-judge-robe_n_6933.html) 
Huffington Post, NY - Sep 
... It is destroying 'life on earth' and soon. Can't keep taking for profit 
and giving NOTHING back. There's an old saying that one doesn't 'sh&t where 
they eat'. ... 
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_Spirituality goes to jail_ 
(http://dubbo.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&category=general%20news&story_id=424060&y=2005&m=9) 
Dubbo Daily Liberal, Australia - Sep 14,
There's an old saying that there's many a Christian born in the jailhouse, 
but Father Carl Mackander is not at all fazed by this kind of cynicism, 
preferring ... 
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_On HS Football with Javier Becerra_ 
(http://www.caller.com/ccct/high_school_football/article/0,1641,CCCT_11856_4082468,00.html) 
Corpus Christi Caller Times, TX - Sep
... "There's an old saying - run to win, throw to score," coach Jimmy Thomas 
said. "My belief is that you have to have a strong running game to win. ... 
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_Savvy slogan leads to suit_ 
(http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002470832_sue04.html) 
Seattle Times, United States - Sep 4,
... look the other way. There's that old saying among traveling salesmen: 
"What happens on the road stays on the road.". And the one ...