Now I have to tell you, sometimes, occasionally, when I've been very very good, the chairman allows me to glimpse the secret ingredient before that two-ton lead shield seals its secrets. Now I gotta tell you, get ready to lick your TV screens, America, because today's battle is going to send your salivary glands into hyperdrool.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker dramatizes a rare moment when they are allowed to reveal a secret ingredient.
- In plain terms
- I am excited to show a secret ingredient today.
- What can you take from it?
- Anticipation can make revealing information exciting.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why keep secrets?
- How does suspense help?
Another view
The metaphor assumes a competitive show context.
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