I don't remember exactly what I said, but I guess it was the usual spiel.

Introducing the candidates and the usual spiel....

Torre said he gave Clemens his usual spiel about being on time, about working hard, about not having facial hair and not wearing jewelry during games.

But he didn't give the usual spiel.

The goal of the campaigns, from retailers like Best Buy, Cartier and Target, is to stand out from the usual seasonal spiels by forging more emotional bonds with consumers.

When I was at school we had the usual candidates from the main political parties - and the Liberal party - visit to give give their usual spiel at the time.

In that game, Flaherty offered his usual spiel to the umpire Fieldin Culbreth, but his words did not help save Johnson from becoming an ornery spectator by the second inning.

Another early example: near Christmas time, the apteryx, dressed as Santa Claus, modified his usual spiel: "I'm an ApterClaus, a wingless toymonger with batteries not included!"

Bono quickly realized that his usual spiel about debt service and so on wasn't making a dent.