Perhaps we belong to a distinctly unattractive generation. Maybe we can blame this phenomenon on the style of the 1980s. No one can look good in a mullet.

Or perhaps it has to do with our eyesight -- and theirs -- because have you noticed that as you approach middle age, you seem to be growing ever more invisible? Talk about macular de-generation. (2005)

I think a quick private word with the homeowner would be in order. You can always try to blame the dog. (2004)

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