The absolutely indispensible year-end strip of Life In Hell had the "Banned Expressions Of (Fill in year)" at the end of each year. It would have whatever had become cliche in the previous year, like "...what the definition of is is," "vast right-wing conspiracy," "road-rage," that sort of thing.
Whether of not Matt Groening still does it, I have a suggestion to add for the 2007 version: "...shocked, shocked, the find gambling going on..." The truth of the matter is that when the UIGEA got stuck into the Port Appropriations of 2006 by Frist, the media applauded and arranged face-offs between the one opponent with any balls, Barney Frank, and a phalanx of "compulsive gambling specialists," "adolescent mental health professionals," um "community organizers," "religious leaders," and OF COURSE "career prosecutors and law enforcement officials." At which, the media would go through a great rending of garments over the evils of online gambling and root on the chosen debate opponent of Barney Frank. I'd call them fucking well, shocked, shocked.
Funny how they affect a world-weariness but are pretty god-damned innocent when you get down to cases.
Hatton v Mayweather? Not a clue. Should be entertaining to watch.
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Barney's a good man, and nobody's fool, even when I disagree with him.
At my local Little League field (that would be Fenway Park to those who care) they even sell anatomically-correct hot dogs named after him.
"Anatomically correct hot dogs named after him." PRICELESS!
I predict that the media and politicians will be "shocked, shocked" when they find out about state-run lotteries.
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