[Ads-l] proleptic "toast"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Ghostbusters, it says at Wiki, was released in the U.S. June 8, 1984.

JL

On Wed, Jun 21, 2023 at 3:07 PM Bill Mullins <amcombill at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 1984  San Francisco Chronicle 4 Sep 8/1
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> His companion, Bill Baron, who was perched on a friend's shoulders, said
> Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale does not stand a chance.
> "Fritz is toast," he said.
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> 1986 San Francisco Chronicle 24 Apr. 57/3
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> He says that all of North Africa will be "toast" within half an hour.
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> 1986 Albuquerque Tribune 24 May 12/3
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> "If this had happened 10 or 15 years ago, I wouldn't be here talking to
> you," Firestone said.  "I'd be toast."
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> 1986 Spacecamp (film) premiere 6 Jun
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>  You're gonna be toast.
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> 1986 San Francisco Chronicle 4 July 59/3
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> I'm only here because I have to be; come the revolution you people will be
> toast.
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> Maybe a little later than you are searching for, but this one has stood
> out in my memory since I saw the film on release.
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> 1988 Die Hard (film) premiere 12 Jul
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> Theo: "The quarterback is toast!"
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> https://youtu.be/FRyQFnAj3B8?t=49
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> Note:  I was unable to find the line in any online scripts or subtitle
> files, so I suspect that (like Bill Murray's Ghostbuster lines) it was
> ad-libbed.
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