The Melbourne Cup = The Oscars Meets The Super Bowl
Pedestrian.tv (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... are champing at the bit" and garnish with a hyperbolic quote. For that last part you'll need Andy Kay, the Seven Network's executive producer of Melbourne Cup Carnival coverage who described the event as "Like the Oscars meets the Super Bowl". Of course the phrase "Like the Oscars meets the Super Bowl" should only be prefaced with "The Olympics are" or...