For chef Richard Blais, it was a taste here and a taste there done in the course of a day cooking at Blais, his Atlanta restaurant at the time, that caused him to balloon to 230 pounds.
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The Red Moccasins present a standard unsigned sound, predominantly inspired by the tried, tested, done, dusted, been there, done that, got all the T-shirts blend of The Libertines and The Arctic Monkeys.
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I'd seen a thousand startup pipsqueaks just like him over the last year--been there, done that!
"It feels like, 'Been there, done that, '" says one former studio marketing head, who requested anonymity.
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Confession time: Back when I was a journalist, I made a classic "been there, done that" miscalculation.
We've talked with somebody who has been there and done that - former Israeli Ambassador Uri Savir.
He's closed all but a few minutes of most Alabama practices, something no other coach there has done.
It's because they've been there and done that, so in a way we want to be like them.
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Remittance there is done through a loose network of MSBs known as hawalas.
Where East Eats West is a collection of China business snippets from a street fighting, "been there, done that, " entrepreneur.
Easy money there has done the overall economy no good and it seems that monetary policy has run its course.
"We've been there, done that in terms of electing the first African-American president, " said Beniam Fantu, 34, speaking from Dallas.
Often no more than a couple of years spent launching a small enterprise--a been-there-done-that experience that may or may not be helpful.
Serving on nonprofit boards is a common (and prestigious) way to make a difference, and Russell has been there and done that.
The geographers have not only been there and done that, they have given it up as a fruitless enterprise and moved on.
Seek advice of those who have been there and done it firsthand.
"There's the whole social side of being around disabled people who have had similar problems and been there and done that, " he said.
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Because no amount of research or studies or endorsements can ever hold up to someone who has actually been there and done it for themselves.
They extend the useful life of the horse, allow young people to begin their show careers on horses that have been there and done that.
But along with gladiator skills and spear fishing, falconry is one of the many throwback sports enjoying a revival as been-there-done-that travelers hunt for new experiences.
Another option is Elon Musk's SpaceX, which has successfully tested the Dragon spacecraft it will eventually use to supply the ISS. "They've already been there and done that, " says Bigelow.
There's important work being done there as well as at the University Hospitals and MetroHealth. (Applause.) And Cleveland Clinic has one of the best health information technology systems in the country.
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If you were a VC during that time and had "been there and done that, " your gimlet eyes would have seen Steve Jobs as no different from 100 other "Napoleons in rags" who wanted your capital.
And what I've concluded, when I was looking at this -- because I got the same kind of advice, which was, it's controversial, you'll run into all of this buzz saw, and I said, been there, done that.
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One might say that a lack of freshness is precisely why "hipster" is so apt: The whole point of a youth movement (and the joke for been-there-done-that adults) is the remarkable way everybody flaunts their quest for individuality by dressing the same way and doing the same things.
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