Most Notable Quotations of 2011?

[Jonathan Lighter]

If true.

JL

On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Or maybe it was "bow wow=2C bow wow=2C bow wow" - per-reincarnation. But se=
> riouisly=2C for those of where death is not all that far away.  It's a beau=
> tiful thing. =20
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> Tom Zurinskas=2C Conn 20 yrs=2C Tenn 3=2C NJ 33=2C now Fl 9.
> See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk
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>> I don't know=3B with all those "Oh Wow!"s it sounds like medical marijuan=
> a to me.
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>> LH
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>> On Nov 4=2C 2011=2C at 9:51 AM=2C Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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>> > Maybe he was saying=2C "Ow! Ow! Ow!"
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>> > JL
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>> > On Fri=2C Nov 4=2C 2011 at 9:12 AM=2C Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.c=
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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=2C Conn 20 yrs=2C Tenn 3=2C NJ 33=2C now Fl 9.
>> >> See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk
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>> >>> I=92m starting to think about my annual list=2C run by the Associated=
>  Press=2C of the top 10 most notable quotations of the year. By =93notable=
> =94 I mean =93important=94 or =93famous=94 or =93particularly revealing of =
> the spirit of our times=94 rather than necessarily being eloquent or admira=
> ble. Last year's winners were a tie between Tony Hayward=91s =93I=92d like =
> my life back=94 and Christine O'Donnell's "I'm not a witch."
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>> >>> I would welcome suggestions of notable quotations from 2011=2C partic=
> ularly ones from politics or popular culture or entertainment or sports or =
> business or technology.
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>> >>> Fred Shapiro
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