Whammy Quotes

I had a double whammy there because not only did I have the downfall that we've just been talking about, but my wife divorced me, which was a blow, ... I seriously considered suicide. - Dan Walker

For Sydney FC it's a double-whammy, what he can do for us on the pitch is one thing, what he can do for us off the pitch in terms of getting Japanese support behind the club is another. - Tim Parker

Farmers are facing a double whammy - an income squeeze, and they're also facing a cost squeeze with electricity (and) gas going up. - Howard Hampton

Effectively, it's a double whammy. - Clive Ireland

Clearly they're losing share to the specialty guys, and they're suffering really from a downturn in the economy. ...Unfortunately Saks is at the high end and the moderate end and both of those have suffered. On top of that, you have significant exposure to New York and the metropolitan region, so it's a double whammy with the economy and September 11. - Wayne Hood

Children are substantially more susceptible, because they have like a double whammy. - Nina Holland

At least we're not getting the double whammy of a lot of states, places like Colorado and California. - Andrew Melnykovych

As long as U.S. rates are rising you've got this double-whammy effect of spare cash looking for yield and yield is there. - Luke Waddington

After gorging on faddish, oversized SUVs for years, while studiously avoiding more rational vehicle choices, drivers in this country have woken up with a relentless hangover from Katrina made up of the double-whammy of tight supplies and jaw-dropping prices. - Peter DeLorenzo