Most Notable Quotations of 2008

Michael Covarrubias mcovarru at PURDUE.EDU
Wed Dec 10 15:22:29 UTC 2008


Cohen, Gerald Leonard wrote:
> Grant is an expert, so he needs to proceed cautiously.  I'm under no
> such constraint.
>
> Prediction:  It does not have legs.  It will be frequently quoted, but
> the expletives prevent it's being quoted in full, and that will hamper
> its longevity.   Besides, I don't think Blagojevich is all that
> important.  Yes, I know he's the governor, but still, he's just not that
> important.
>
>

that's why i like fitzgerald's comment as he quoted blago:

"and the bleeps were not really bleeps."

michael

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org



More information about the Ads-l mailing list