If Connors had said it, the crowd would have roared with laughter; instead you could have heard a strawberry drop.
Instead, you could have seen the book Monday — even before it was officially on sale — in four Panera Bread outlets in Manhattan.
It takes a decade for certain trees to mature — wouldn't it be better if, instead, you could create biological matter in a couple of minutes?
Instead, you could walk into Peter's shop and find foil bags with names like Cotton Candy Carnage lawfully there for the taking.
Instead, you could call it the Great British Rake-Off: the state makes the investment; the train firms and their shareholders rake off the cash.
Instead you could be returned to your cell and held indefinitely as an "enemy combatant".Sad to say, that is America's latest innovation in its war against terrorism: justice by "military commission".
Instead, you could leave your briefcase, tote bag or backpack on a counter in the living room at home, and the smartphones and tablets within could see to their own recharging.
"If you're worried about the spikes maybe instead you could worry about the housing shortage, or the lack of good mental health and drug and alcohol services in your area," the anonymous student nurse wrote.
Instead, you could write something like this: "So that I can focus on doing the best work for my clients, I check email just twice a day, at around midday and 3pm".
Instead, you could have stayed home with your spouse and children, or a few close friends, having intelligent dinner conversations about current events: Was there something in the water when Trent Lott made those unfortunate remarks at Strom Thurmond's birthday?
