"like none other"

[Jonathan Lighter]

See, now that makes sense.  Sounds a little grandiose, but makes sense.

JL

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 6:14 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> sI'm ticking wit, "It's snowing its ass off. The consequence will be a
> snowfall like none other."
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> -Wilson
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> On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> > At 12/19/2009 08:23 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >>CNN reports that in Washington right now, "It's snowing like none other."
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> > Like none other in the memory of The Oldest Inhabitant.  (Sen. Byrd?)
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> > Joel
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> >>1,700+ RGs for "snowing...," 3,600 + for "raining..."
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> >>A gratuitous comparison, IMO, since, other than "it," there is no other
> >>"it" for which "snowing" is an active possibility. Or "raining," for that
> >>matter.
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> >>JL
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