I was reminded of the Murray Walker quote. “There's nothing wrong with the car except it's on fire”

lelandfe 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

My dad says, "But other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"

(Usually said jocularly when everyone is at their most upset, e.g. a vacation ruined)

	▲	RRWagner 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		A friend said at one of those moments, "And other than that, how was the play Mrs Lincoln?" And the 3rd person replied, "I don't know, I've never seen the play 'Mrs Lincoln'"
	▲	thrownthatway 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
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“The strait of Hormuz is open so long as Iran does not fire missiles at ships.”