witticism

The saying — believed to be a witticism about Parker’s own romantic foibles — has been used on the show in some form at least a dozen times since 1985, according to the fan-operated J! archive.

Incidentally, it’s not the first time the adage — believed to be a witticism about Parker’s own romantic foibles — has been used on the show.

The samples offered are purple and banal, hardly living up to Gabriel García Márquez’s witticism about similar fabrications.

“It’s a witticism, which is fine as a witticism,” Muñoz Machado told Spanish news agency EFE.

All of which would be more than enough to occupy your attention even if the movie slowed its tempo, attenuated its gags or paused to give each actor more than a drolly robotic witticism or two.