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You buy some coupons, you dont.

variation the the now 'retro' phrase, "You win some, you lose some."
Often followed by silence. First used in England after a rat-like child was ripped off by a butcher.

"I went to that new cinema last week."
"Oh yeah, any good?"
"Nah mate. It wasn't built yet."
"Oh well, you know how it is. You buy some coupons, you dont."
"yeah..."

by Mike Thomas October 30, 2004