[Ads-l] say the quiet part out loud

[Jonathan Lighter]

Interesting that it took twenty years for many people to notice.

JL

On Tue, Jul 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM Jesse Sheidlower <jester at panix.com> wrote:

> This is in fact a Simpsons reference, from the episode "A Star is Burns",
> from March 5, 1995.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMHt481HsFU
>
> Jesse Sheidlower
>
> On Tue, Jul 01, 2025 at 02:15:40PM -0400, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> > 'To utter openly and unapologetically something that would be expected to
> > be hidden or kept quiet'
> >
> > I've heard this many, many times on cable news for several years -
> usually
> > in political contexts.
> >
> > 2017 _South Florida Sun-Sentinel_ (Fort Lauderdale) (Dec. 2) 11A
> > [Newspapers.com]:  Sen. Marco Rubio...said the quiet parts out
> loud...."We
> > have to generate economic growth revenue...while reducing spending. That
> > will mean instituting structural changes to Social Security and Medicare
> > for the future."
> >
> > 2020 _Daily Oklahoman_ (Apr. 8) B2 [GenealogyBank]: It's about him
> > saying the quiet part out loud regarding how many college coaches view
> > their players.
> >
> > JL
> > --
> > "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the
> truth."
> >
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