unearths some literary gems.
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"Say, will you stop saying '$1,200 in my knittin' ball'?"
[If I remember correctly, a Kelly Roos book had a bit that went "Stop saying 'furniture'!" I'm going to watch out for more of these "stop saying [word or phrase that has been uttered repeatedly, though justifiably, in someone's recent speech]" items.]
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His face was an animated question mark.
[I think that's one better than the classic "face was a question mark"--which was already pretty darn good, imho.]
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