>>>I was on the air and had to make the annoucement.
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>>Did you climb down off the air, or did you fall? Parachute? Lowering the orbit?
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>>The phrase "on the air" always gives me funny images.
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>"At the top of the show" is another phrase TV announcers seem to love.

My favorite dialog, from "Who's singing out there" ("Ko to tamo peva")

- did you ever shoot a rifle?
- yes, at weddings.
- and what were you aiming at?
- the air.
- and did you hit the air?