As Elaine would say, "Here's one..."
I never noticed this until recently - whenever George is about to launch into whatever BS story he's concocted to get himself outta the jam of the moment, he starts off with the phrase "You know, it's the damndest thing..." a LOT.
In the last 2 weeks of shows I've seen I bet I've heard this phrase 4-5 times at least.
Scott in KC