Who said i calls em as i sees em

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It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. I just call 'em as I see 'em.

VicNicSor Banned Russia. A psychic, an aged man, tells agent Scully he has a vision of them both in bed, her tenderly holding his hand and looking at him with compassion so tears are streaming from his eyes. Scully: Mister Bruckman And then there are misses.

Psychic: I just call 'em as I see 'em. If "them" are "visions", what is "call"? That wouldn't make sense here I think. Click to expand He describes them exactly how he sees them.

Note that "I call them like I see them" is plain old umpirese, and unremarkable by itself. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. MJ6 MJ6 4 4 silver badges 5 5 bronze badges. I would take your story to be a philosophical lesson constructed from an already-familiar saying.

I found a reference here. First reference seems to be by a professor named Harvey Cantril. Elliott Frisch Elliott Frisch 6, 1 1 gold badge 21 21 silver badges 38 38 bronze badges.

The earliest instance I can find is : He calls 'em as he sees 'em, and he's pretty nearly right most of the time. The Times Dispatch Another early example is from : Rigler calls 'em as he sees 'em, but outside of that he is right.

Laurel Laurel Man, you're OLD! Do you have an approximate date of when this was or—better yet—an exact citation? HotLicks Thanks. The show ran from , so that at least puts an approximate date on it. This answer would still be improved with an exact date Laurel - It's an ooolllddd baseball cliche, easily going back to the s, and possibly the late s.

Mari-Lou A Greg dubay Greg dubay For example, I am one of those. And do you have any references which back up your claim? According to my dictionary, he managed the Yankees An exact date would be better, but Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. Related 6. Hot Network Questions. Question feed.

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