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Yavin4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:14 AM
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If I Hear The Phrase, "Hail Mary Pass", One More Time, I Will Scream
Same for "riverboat gambler", "maverick", "roll the dice", and any other trite phrase used to explain highly erratic poor decision making.
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corkhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:15 AM
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1. I liked Tweety's "Razzle Dazzle Play"
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SoonerPride Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:16 AM
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2. Hail Mary Pass
:)
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:17 AM
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3. Yeah, he's Brett Maverick and Johnny Unitas rolled into one
with a little bit of Steve McQueen of The Cincinnatti Kid.
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calmblueocean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:18 AM
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4. K&Red for truth. No one wants to call it what it is: "highly erratic, poor decisionmaking".
I do think that, for once, people are starting to see through it.
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Boz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:19 AM
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5. Yeah exactly since its obvious that its a FAILED fleaflicker
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:20 AM
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6. Remember, very rarley does a Hail Mary pass connect. ;-) NT
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:23 AM
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7. I only say it when referencing Doug Flutie!
And McCain ain't no Flutie.
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jojo54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:25 AM
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8. Let's not forget "surge".
It's said EVERYWHERE. Hockey games, cooking shows....anytime, anywhere. I'm sick of it.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:26 AM
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9. Throw those phrases "under the bus"!
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jakem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:26 AM
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10. it isnt over until the 'jazz hands'
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SurfingAtWork Donating Member (788 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:27 AM
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11. Pail Hary Mass
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John Q. Citizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:28 AM
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A "Hail Mary" is a rational decision. It's rational based on the clock and your options.
When it's the only option.

Palin can at least be argued to have effected the campaign, first for good and then for worse. McCain's unknown reason for trying to slip out of the debates is far more suspect both as campaign policy and just general behavior. It's weird. Kind a creepy. Like what did he imagine was going to happen?
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PermanentRevolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 11:28 AM
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12. He's like a maverick riverboat gambler rolling the dice on a Hail Mary pass!
:evilgrin:
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Yavin4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 12:50 PM
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13. All Qualities That You Want In Someone With Access to the Nuclear Codes
What happens when the "maverick riverboat gambler rolling the dice on a Hail Mary pass" decides to nuke Iran, and take his chances on the aftermath.
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 12:50 PM
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14. How about this.... McCain pulled his goalie?
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krawhitham Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 12:53 PM
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15. The Maverick has delivered a Hail Mary Pass on a roll of the dice, what a riverboat gambler he is
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BrotherBuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 12:54 PM
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16. Rope-a-dope
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TexasObserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 12:58 PM
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17. Hail Mary Pass
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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 01:00 PM
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18. I feel the same way about the phrase "magnetic testicle"
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TheDonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-08 01:00 PM
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19. perhaps the McClown Razzle Dazzle is more suitable.
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