"Suddenly" means "in the manner of a sudden," or more succinctly, "of a sudden," and to indicate that something isn't only partially of a sudden, we say it's "all of a sudden." We don't use the definite article "the" because there isn't only one particular sudden. (If there were, we might spell at as a proper noun and possibly even worship it. All hail the Almighty Sudden!)

Because it's always important to phrase things precisely in a court of law.

Happy SAAD!

It would still be news, it just wouldn't be as much fun to talk about (endless references to "memory holes" etc.) -- not unlike the fact that the guy who made off with billions of other peoples' money is named Madoff.

How are they going to know when I flip them the bird? Do I have to make chirping noises?

I think that story's really got legs! Let's run with it!

Well, where do you want to go today?

Employing strongARM tactics? Better keep them at ARM's length. (Don't worry, these horrible puns are quite ARMless.)

Mathematica hasn't released a decent album since Kill 'Em Algorithmically.

Careful with that box, buddy. It's copyright Pandora. (As are its contents.)

Please stop posting excerpts from Dick Cheney's autobiography. Thank you.

"It looks like you're trying to make yet another lame Clippy joke. Can I convince you of the utter futility of that endeavor?"

It's a lot like marriage.

I use AdBlock, so I've no idea what you're talking about. Was it these models?

"It looks like you're contemplating an unprovoked nuclear assault. Would you like me to start the Launch Sequence Wizard?"