“‘The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it.’ – Franklin P. Jones”
NCC Overview Winter 2002 [they had "nobody is there" but I believe this version is correct]
“A man like him is hard to find.”
Another "He's an extraordinary man" insult emailed by a friend and credited to Ralph C. Maddocks
“We generally found him loaded with work to do.”
Ralph C. Maddocks (insincere letter of recommendation line about the office drunk)
“I’ll bet she’ll be speechless.”
Dave Barry Dave Barry’s Bad Habits (re his decision to get his wife a practical rather than decorative or sentimental gift, specifically a case of paper towels).
“These phrases [shouted in English while traveling] will take care of your basic needs abroad, and the fact that you have taken the time to learn to pronounce them loudly and clearly will leave a lasting impression on your foreign hosts.”
Dave Barry Dave Barry’s Bad Habits
“’This thank you note is gonna be a challenge’ ‘Words don’t do it justice’”
Jon and Garfield contemplating a gift of a hideous clock in "Garfield" in Ottawa Citizen December 27, 2008
“Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.”
Philander Johnson, quoted by David Gratzer in National Post Oct. 28, 2002
“Oratory that would make Churchill blush”
A "he's an extraordinary man" insult invented by me May 18, 2005, on watching then Independent, formerly Labour MP George Galloway’s appearance before a U.S. Senate committee