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OP They can hide but there's no place to run
We'll probably hear President Bush tell Senator Kerry "You can run but there's no place to hide" again tonight during the final debate.
I am honor-bound to give President Bush credit for my variant of this boast, but I think the President lost an opportunity to give Joe Louis credit for originating it.
Joe Louis, the "Brown Bomber", is still a hero in his hometown of Detroit and Michigan is a swing state.
"The Brown Bomber - The Man Behind the Fist"
Extract: Joe Louis' laconic style hid his wit. Before his 1946 rematch with Billy Conn, when reporters asked him how he would deal with that fighter's agility and quickness, Joe Louis coined his most famous remark: "He can run but he can't hide."
http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=52&category=sports
Just a little light-weight entertainment, fightfans, before the Main Event.
I am honor-bound to give President Bush credit for my variant of this boast
Excuse me, Grapho: "my" version of this boast?
OP Excuse me, Grapho: "my" version of this boast?
Well, you did say "You are one of us". Remember?
"As far as I'm concerned, you're one of us now, Grapho. All those "pinpricks" are just 'male bonding'..."
Well, you did say "You are one of us". Remember?
Right you are, Grapho. [I think.]
re "The Brown Bomber - The Man Behind the Fist".
BTW here's how Detroit remembers "the Fist".
http://www.origin360.com/travel/detroit_04.html
A fitting symbol for the leading city in a "swing state", wouldn't you say?
[Aside: I don't want to discuss politics around here but I think Detroit could deliver a knockout punch on November 4th.]
OP A fitting symbol for the leading city in the "swing state" of Michigan
You bet, themgmt. Detroit is known as "Motown". But there's mo' to the town than that!
Hey, sorry about the mix-up over "You can hide but there's no place to run". But are you sure you want the olicarps to know you came up with that?
are you sure you want "the olicarps" to know you came up with that?
I see what you mean.Thanks for looking out for me.
I sure hope your "solution" works.
OP I sure hope your "solution" works.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch, themgmt.
Plutarch's seen some tenacious overlords in his time, and he says there are none fiercer than these olicarps.
On the other hand, no-one who's ever tangled with Plutarch has ever survived to tell the tale. Plutarch wrote the book on all his battles. You may have heard of it: "Plutarch's Many Lives". They say he has more lives than a cat.
Plutarch wrote the book on all his battles.
To the victor goes the spoils, huh?
OP To the victor goes the spoils, huh?
That's right, themgmt. We get to write our own history.![]()
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