2007-07-02 13:29:42 · 6 answers · asked by umkc584 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Must have been said when the comet was around and on everyone's mind. Did you know Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was born the year of Halley's comet and died the year it came around again?
2007-07-02 13:38:57 · answer #1 · answered by gcbtrading 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the phrase since I'm not a native english speaker but I know Halley's comet. It only shows up every 76 years. So it's a rare event, meaning everyone would wanna see it.
2007-07-02 20:34:29 · answer #2 · answered by The baby penguin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About twenty years ago, Bill Cosby was doing some Jell-o commercials with some kids. The gag was they were trying to distract each other to steal their Jell-o, and this line, said by Cosby, was the last line of the commercial.
It was particularly funny if you realized that these kids probably had no idea what Halley's Comet was.
2007-07-02 22:29:47 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a native English speaker and I have NEVER heard of this phrase ever.
LOOK yes sure but Halleys comet has nothing to do with it.
2007-07-02 20:38:43 · answer #4 · answered by vaivagabundo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of it but I know the Hayley's Comet is rare. I guess it would make the people look that way because it's a rare event.
2007-07-02 20:37:03 · answer #5 · answered by Rara 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OPEN4ONE is right! It was Bill Cosby-
That brought back a memory I hate admit I'm old enough to have-lol
2007-07-03 08:23:46 · answer #6 · answered by kim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋