M MyJelloJiggles Guest Aug 29, 2009 #1 I've tried searching for it but all I can find are some articles with that title, and none of them say exactly who came up with the phrase.
I've tried searching for it but all I can find are some articles with that title, and none of them say exactly who came up with the phrase.
M Michael P in NJ New member Aug 29, 2009 #2 Apparently it comes from the legal profession. I had thought it was from a poem about baseball, where the author said, "Time is of the essence. The players stay the same age, but the man in the crowd gets older every year."
Apparently it comes from the legal profession. I had thought it was from a poem about baseball, where the author said, "Time is of the essence. The players stay the same age, but the man in the crowd gets older every year."
