[Ads-l] new alligator proverb

[Peter Reitan]

When I was in the Navy, it was frequently said during stressful or complicated, difficult situations, that we were "up to our asses in alligators."
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CNN This morning:

"There's a saying in the military: 'You focus on the closest alligator to
the boat.'"

JL



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