Goldilocks
attrib.— «A friend of mine thinks it should be the Goldilocks Arena. We had one that was too small, then one that was too big.» —“Houston has Summit, but no Peak for Spurs” by Rick Casey San Antonio Express-News (Texas) Aug. 15, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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