Jerry has a brilliant mind...
It just doesn't always connect with his mouth.Jerryisms. Malapropisms. Fractured American idioms. I've thought of putting together a book of Jerry's most entertaining verbal fumbles.
"IF YOU COME TO A FORK IN THE ROAD, TAKE IT." — Yogi Berra |
When commenting on my last post, which touched on American idioms, an old friend reminded me of a Jerryism that still gives her a chuckle nearly twenty years later. So, I've decided to share it as the first in a series of random Jerryisms.
GET ALL YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW. |
When Jerry was with Yale University, he was invited to give a talk at the Princeton Club in New York. We drove down from New Haven and spent a few days in the city. Jerry gave a talk on the future of research libraries, library automation, technology in the workplace, organizational management, change management, self-managing teams, or some other equally scintillating topic.
COVER ALL BASES. |
JERRYISM #1
During Jerry's talk, he said:
"Before you get in too deep, make sure you have all your ducks covered."
Ha!! Oddly though, that actually makes sense to my history major research type brain. Huh. Scary.
ReplyDelete-- Charise
My Leon has the same proclivity. Does Jerry come from Pennsylvania?
ReplyDeleteFDeF: South Dakota.
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