“Well, everyone’s entitled to go to hell in their own way, as my late grandmother said. So if Bob Kraft wants to go down and enjoy the semi-annual Limbaugh nuptials, who are we to say otherwise?”
Category: Best Line of the Day
Clever turns of phrase, special splashes of wit, provocative insight — all in a sentence or two.
Best redux line of the day
Question: Why do so many kids play soccer?
Answer: So they don’t have to watch it.
Sideline Chatter, 2009
Best line of the day
“When I was maybe nine, I remember crying and being so upset, and my mom would walk down the sideline and just tell me it was all right. There’s some days now, in stadiums filled with fifty thousand people, where I could still use her.”
Tim Howard, Goalkeeper, United States of America, quoted in a profile by Hampton Sides in The New Yorker. Link is to abstract of article.
Best gardening line of the day
“My friend Rob pointed out some nasty vines growing in my garden and immediately pronounced the cure: ‘Roundup.’ He’s from Portland, is very ecologically minded, rides his bike to and from his job as an urban forester, etc. So to have him sanction a toxin brought a tear of gratitude to my eye. I did not mention that I’m going to apply it with an airplane.”
Joel Achenbach, 2007
Drop some on my relentless Russian sage, please.
Best line of the day
In a comment, niece Amy offers her kids for my trip to Yellowstone. They are phenomenally cute kids.
They are however, known by their nicknames: Sassy and The Bandit.
And, according to Amy, her husband Michael refers to 5-year-old Stevie and Stevie’s pre-school buddies as The Four Toddlers of the Apocalypse.
Redux line of the day
“Politics is like driving. To go backward, put it in R. To go forward, put it in D.”
Andrew Tobias
First posted here two years ago.
Best line of the day
“The young were Barack Obama’s strongest supporters, and still are, though there’s been some slippage. They were wise beyond their years and ahead of every other generation on the major issues — from offshore oil drilling (not so fast), to gays in the military (duh), to tolerance of the new American ethnic stew (you mean that’s still a problem?).”
Interesting fact from Egan’s column: “Nearly one in four Americans under the age of 18 have at least one immigrant parent, according to a recent national portrait put out by the Brookings Institution.”
Worst line of the day
“John Wooden in grave condition.”
Wouldn’t “grave” condition be dead?
Can’t we use another word until we see how the 99-year-old Wooden does?
Another Slacker
“She’s popular, and a bit maddening, in the way that only a woman with seven children, a medical degree, fluency in three languages, an aristocratic–academic–pharmaceutical-entrepreneur husband, and a record of promoting both Christian values and paternity leave can be. She was called ‘Zensursula’—censorship, Ursula—because of a campaign against child pornography on the Internet; her father was a politician who now suffers from Alzheimer’s, and whom she cares for at home. Also, she dresses well, without being gaudy.”
Amy Davidson at The New Yorker describing Ursula von der Leyen, a favorite to become Germany’s new President.
The job pays €213,000 a year — for life. It’s primarily a ceremonial role as head of state. The German chancellor heads the government; at present that is Angela Merkel.
Best line of the day, so far
“Palin has shown she still has the attention span of a hummingbird on a nectar jag.”
Best line of the day
“Sometime today, Facebook will release a new version of its privacy settings that supposedly will be easier to understand and use. Maybe that deserves a Yay! instead of a Beware!, but c’mon, this is Facebook we’re talking about.”
Best line of the day
“WASHINGTON … – At a conference of oil leak experts in Washington today, attendees proposed plugging the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico with executives of BP, the company responsible for the catastrophic spill.”
Best line of the day
“I just called to cancel my credit card and it was like the worst, most guilt-inducing breakup EVER.
“The guy sounded so totally distraught (and like he wanted to slap me). I almost said, ‘It’s not you, it’s me.’ ”
Jill
Best line of the day
“Poll: Rand Paul Surges Ahead of Palin Among Voters Who Describe Themselves as Morons”
Best line of the day
“BEIJING – … The Chinese government announced today that it would disband its extensive domestic spying program that gathers personal information on its citizens and would instead use Facebook.”
Best line of Tuesday (hey, I missed it)
“Probably the only time i will say ‘GO Suns’ ”
Ms. Longoria is married to San Antonio player Tony Parker. She was, of course, showing her support for the Sun’s wearing their “Los Suns” jerseys Wednesday. (Los Suns won.)
Best line of the day
“The [Tucson] City Council voted 5-1 today to sue the state to overturn SB 1070, the controversial immigration law that requires local police to verify the status of those they ‘reasonably suspect’ are here illegally.”
Way to go, Old Pueblo!
Thanks to John for the pointer.
Best line of the day
“Providing an accurate e-mail address to the seller of a vehicle you intend to use as a murder weapon is the sort of mistake that might get a person’s membership card pulled down at the terrorist union hall.”
Best Derby line of the day
Jill reports:
We were all watching the horses come in, and choosing our picks to win.
I said, “Reid, who are you rooting for?”
He replied, “I’m rooting for Doodle!” — which is the name of the little pony he rode last year in Indiana.
Don’t scoff. I hear Calvin Borel is riding Doodle next year.
Best redux line of the day
“Watching a bunch of three-, four- and five-year-olds doing jumping-jacks is funnier than any movie Hollywood has put out in 20 years.”
Jill; first posted here six years ago today.
Good lines
Take the A Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHRbEhLj540
Duke Ellington, born 111 years ago today.
Best line so dar
“the meth lab of democracy.”
Jon Stewart referring to Arizona as quoted by Timothy Egan
Arizona Iced Tea Shows Its Papers
To All Our Friends, Customers and Loyal Fans,
We have become aware of misinformation being circulated about AriZona Beverages and we would like to make sure statements about our company are correct. As many of you know, AriZona Beverages proudly traces its origins back to New York. In 1992, two hard working guys from Brooklyn with a dream created AriZona Iced Tea. Since then, and despite the wonderful success AriZona has enjoyed throughout the United States and internationally, we have remained loyal to our family run business based in New York. For the last 16 years our headquarters have remained on Long Island where we continue to sell and distribute AriZona Iced Teas and beverages.
We are very proud to be an American company with roots in New York and we look forward to continuing to provide you with the high quality and value driven products we’ve been making for the last 18 years.
Don Vultaggio, the founder and chairman of Arizona Beverages, as reported by The Lede Blog – NYTimes.com.
Best line of the day
“Arizona Latinos have gone, literally overnight, from being perhaps the most pro-GOP in the nation, to joining California as the most anti-GOP ones in the nation…Within a decade, Arizona will be as reliably Democratic as California is today. And when that day arrives, we’ll be able to trace it all to last Friday’s passage of SB 1070.”
Kos quoted by Andrew Sullivan who adds, “I think he’s right.”