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reesetee commented on the word new york minute
Once described by Johnny Carson as the time between when the traffic light turns green and the guy behind you starts honking his horn. Some references cite it has having originated in Texas in the late 1960s to describe the time it would take a New Yorker to do what a Texan would do in a minute.
November 7, 2007