Most Notable Quotations of 2011?

[Tom Zurinskas]

Or maybe it was "bow wow, bow wow, bow wow" - per-reincarnation. But seriouisly, for those of where death is not all that far away.  It's a beautiful thing.  

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 don't know; with all those "Oh Wow!"s it sounds like medical marijuana to me.
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> LH
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> On Nov 4, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> > Maybe he was saying, "Ow! Ow! Ow!"
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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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