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Dimetre
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike Murdock wrote:
On a completely random note, Matt used the phrase "gilding the lily." His use of this phrase stuck out to me because the only time I've ever heard it used was by a Judge. I'm not sure if it's a phrase lawyers (or older people) used more often, but I thought it was noteworthy.

I'm almost certain "gilding the lily" was used in that three-part Spectacular Spider-Man story in the late 70s which marked the first time Frank Miller drew Daredevil. The issue I'm thinking of is Spectacular Spider-Man #28, written by Bill Mantlo, in which the Masked Marauder has blinded Spidey with his opti-blast. The Marauder tries to do the same thing to Daredevil, but it has no effect. Daredevil figures out that the villain was trying to blind him, but since he is already blind it's kind of like "gilding the lily."
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Mike Murdock
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think that sounds right. It might be standing out from that issue too (I just remember reading it in a Daredevil comic).
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