The Water Cooler
“ I don ’ t issue veto threats for Martians landing at the Husky Field either , and that ’ s about as likely as an income tax in the state of Washington .”
— Gov . Jay Inslee , at a Nov . 2 candidate forum in Tacoma , in response to a question about whether he would veto any proposed income tax .
“ Did I ever mention that I ’ m a Seahawks fan ? Well , I am .”
— J . K . Rowling , author of the Harry Potter series , after Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman dressed up as the namesake wizard during a press conference .
“ My llama is sick .”
— One of the year ’ s craziest — but real — excuses for calling in sick , according to CareerBuilder ’ s annual list . Other finalists : “ I ate cat food when I thought it was tuna ” and “ I ’ m bowling the game of my life so I can ’ t make it into the office .”
“ Hurry up and get this voting thing over , so everyone can go back to gridlock as usual .”
— The Nose , a satirical column in The News Tribune , Oct . 27
“ Maybe you can rename your state ‘ Amazon-ia .’ We ' ll follow up by renaming ours ‘ Amazon Prime .’”
— The Council of the District of Columbia , suggesting new names for Washington State and Washington , D . C .
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