In a funny play on words, my daughter complained to us at breakfast this morning that she thought Pastor Wright was over the top. Young people today have a different view of over the top than adults.
It used to mean exceeding goals or objectives. A good salesman would go over the top and exceed his quote. It was a good thing.
OVer the top also has roots in military when soldiers were ordered to leave their trenches and advance by going over the top. Professional arm wrestlers go over the top when they defeat an opponent, usually by breaking the other guy’s arm.
These days over the top means outrageous, crazy behavior. My daughter thought Pastor Wright’s hideous display of racism in his sermons made him go over the top.
I quite agree. Then Michelle told her that Daddy is about to go over the top, too, and is about to win all the SuperDelegates and defeat the wicked witch of New York to become the country’s next President. Michelle has such a way with words.
Now my daughter think Pastor Wright is over the top and her daddy is over the top. Where is Art Linkletter when we really need him?
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