[republicofdavis]

"Well, monkeys are not a race either; but who was it that said a ball player was like a 'little monkey'; and that was his last day at work. . ."

It was Howard Cosell and it wasn't his last day at work

[PISANO]

Howard Cosell was a LIBERAL albeit an OUTSPOKEN one. His career was not threatened.

[cricket]

"It was Howard Cosell and it wasn't his last day at work"

. . .actually, I thought it was Howard; and probably I had imagined more than once; had it been a few years later; it surely would have been his last day;

. . similar euphemistic linguistics have been used by others with less success, for sure.