That is a quotation attributed to Sir Barnett Cocks (1907 to 1989)
To spread the blame. "A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled." Barnett Cocks
The purpose of a committee system is to be able to work in smaller groups that deal with only one issue. The opposite could lead to chaos within the legislative system because everyone wants their different ideas discussed at the same time. The committee system keeps the meetings focused on the issues, one at a time.
the luscious smell of freshly baked brownies lured her down stairs to the oven.
self-appointed volunteers who would track down and punish wrongdoers.
the republicans turned down the reason of the commidy
The word committee is stressed on the second syllable. (kuh-mit-ee)
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The committee was responsible for wiretaps and other forms of harassment directed against the president's opponents - that would eventually bring down the second Nixon administration.
The committee was responsible for wiretaps and other forms of harassment directed against the president's opponents - that would eventually bring down the second Nixon administration.
After a chicken is strangled, the head is removed and the chicken hung upside down to drain the blood. The usual method of killing a chicken is by cutting the artery in the neck or slicing the head off, not by strangling.
homer got the phrase why you little from when Bart was younger (flashback episode) and he flushed homers wallet down the toilet and homer strangled him and said "why you very little" and its just carried on since.
Stanley French, hands down, has the most epic mustache of all time. I heard that one time, it strangled a Kodiak Bear to death in under 2 minutes...