It was Errol Flynn, without a doubt. He was a legendary swordsman both on screen and off.
Ever hear the expression “In a New York minute?”
That one is TOTALLY WRONG too. It should always be: “In a New York second.”
It originated in New York in the ‘70s, referring to how fast one could flip a New York second mortgage, a common real estate investor play at the time.
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In a New York Minute”
and there’s this one:
“The shortest possible measurement of time. Standardised as the time between the lights turning green and the taxi behind you beeping his horn.”