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Richard Harkness

What is a committee? A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit, to do the unnecessary.

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[Richard the Third] {n.} A piece of excrement (rhyming slang Richard the Third = turd). British slang (Wikipedia)

Milton Berle

(1908-2002) U.S. comedian Committee--a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours. www.english-slang.com

on one's own account

[on one's own account] or {informal} [on one's own hook] {adv. phr.} 1. For yourself; as a free agent; independently. * /After they had picked out the class gift, members […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Richard Harris

(1933--), Irish actor I've formed a new group called Alcoholics Unanimous. If you don't feel like a drink, you ring another member and he comes over to persuade you. www.english-slang.com

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