more new "old sayings"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Gov. Mitch Daniels to Candy Crowley:

"The Brits have a great saying. 'Now that the money has run out, we shall
have to begin to think.'"

1 Google hit: from Mitch Daniels.

JL

On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Connie Schultz, journalist, interviewed on CNN: "I love that saying about
> resentment, 'You drink the poison, and you expect the other person to
> suffer.'"
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> She also cited another "saying," : "It's not what they call you; it's what
> you answer to."
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> BONUS: "is is...is"
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> Ron Susskind to Howard Kurtz: "The fact is is, Howie, is that..."
>
> Stammer? Or straw in the wind? (It didn't sound like a classic stammer, but
> that's only my opinion.)
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> JL
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