Johnny-on-the-spot

Handyman Fergus McNulty was Johnny-on-the-spot in Rouen on May 30, 1431, when the conscience-stricken brute assigned to set Joan of Arc ablaze pretended that he couldn't get the kindling lit, hoping to win the Maid of Orleans a stay of execution.

Tracing My Roots and Coming Up With Dirt Joe Queenan 2011

Grown weary of sitting-in while Johnson fitted a torrent of unconscious, spring-breaking nubiles with a new set each, I was waiting at the hotel for the adult star Traci Topps to fly in for her downsizing—the bottom had just dropped out of the big-bust erotic entertainment market and I was Johnny-on-the-spot, breaking the news.

MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010

This TD was made possible by Mason's Johnny-on-the-spot recovery of a Le'Ron McClain fumble.

NFL Replay: Sparano-led Dolphins won't fold in the end 2008

Officer Sawyer Billings was Johnny-on-the-spot, having spent some off-duty hours at the mall, watching the old man from a distance.

The Rescues of Brittan Courvalais « A Fly in Amber 2008

Now Magazine, which is apparently Johnny-on-the-spot when it comes to celebrity tumbles which someone should probably look into reports firstly on Cheryl Cole/Tweedy/Whatever:

George Clooney Hobbles Around Premiere After Crash 2010

Grown weary of sitting-in while Johnson fitted a torrent of unconscious, spring-breaking nubiles with a new set each, I was waiting at the hotel for the adult star Traci Topps to fly in for her downsizing—the bottom had just dropped out of the big-bust erotic entertainment market and I was Johnny-on-the-spot, breaking the news.

MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010

Grown weary of sitting-in while Johnson fitted a torrent of unconscious, spring-breaking nubiles with a new set each, I was waiting at the hotel for the adult star Traci Topps to fly in for her downsizing—the bottom had just dropped out of the big-bust erotic entertainment market and I was Johnny-on-the-spot, breaking the news.

MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010

Grown weary of sitting-in while Johnson fitted a torrent of unconscious, spring-breaking nubiles with a new set each, I was waiting at the hotel for the adult star Traci Topps to fly in for her downsizing—the bottom had just dropped out of the big-bust erotic entertainment market and I was Johnny-on-the-spot, breaking the news.

MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010

That was just a little too Johnny-on-the-spot for my suspicious mind.

Edwards Mocks Hillary "Kindergarten" Attack On Obama: "I Wanted To Be Superman" 2009

My guess was that Russell had seen Sikorski as someone stupid enough not to ask too many questions, and grateful enough to appreciate all the perks Russell, Johnny-on-the-spot death investigator of the rich and famous, could throw his way.

I Am Not A Psychic! Richard Belzer 2009