With all due respect

‘With all due respect’ - when you hear those words, flee. The phrase is a wolf in sheep’s clothing and the speaker is about to tear into you, generally, with a deep, offensive, and here’s the key, personal remark. Have you ever heard someone say something nice, when they have started their sentence with, ‘With all due respect’? Didn’t think so. It’s anesthesia before the lethal injection. So, I have scant respect for people who use it. If you’re going to kill me, at least, with all due respect, be man or woman to do it in cold blood.