Observation from the late great Fritz Spiegl (misquoted from memory):

English is a terribly directional language. It's better to be in a car which breaks down going at seventy in the fast lane of the M1 than to be in a car which breaks up going at seventy in the fast lane of the M1.

MaJoC's riposte:

On the other hand, it's better to be sent up in front of a capacity crowd by a man in a dress and a strange wig than to be sent down in front of a capacity crowd by a man in a dress and a strange wig.