After remembering this announcer's turn of phrase, I should admit saying a comparable example on-air. When a baseball team defeated a team from Limestone, I reported that the winning team "took Limestone to the quarry."
My phrasing amused the newscaster.
"Took Limestone to the quarry!" he exclaimed off the air. "Drew, that's a good one. I like it a lot."
Because that was the only feedback I received to my choice of phrasing, I'll continue to say the reaction from listeners was 100% positive.
