Most Notable Quotations of 2011?

[Laurence Horn]

I don't know; with all those "Oh Wow!"s it sounds like medical marijuana to me.

LH

On Nov 4, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> Maybe he was saying, "Ow! Ow! Ow!"
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> JL
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> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> Most quotable quote - Steve Jobs'last words: "Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow." just before he died.
>> That was a beautiful thing.  Almost makes me look forward to it.  And not too long after I've written this
>> http://justpaste.it/rapture
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>> Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
>> See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk
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>>> I’m starting to think about my annual list, run by the Associated Press, of the top 10 most notable quotations of the year. By “notable” I mean “important” or “famous” or “particularly revealing of the spirit of our times” rather than necessarily being eloquent or admirable. Last year's winners were a tie between Tony Hayward‘s “I’d like my life back” and Christine O'Donnell's "I'm not a witch."
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>>> I would welcome suggestions of notable quotations from 2011, particularly ones from politics or popular culture or entertainment or sports or business or technology.
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>>> Fred Shapiro
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