Zoe: Don't think it's a good spot, sir. She still has the advantage over us. Mal: Everyone always does. That's what makes us special.

'Serenity'


Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Sophia Brooks - Jul 11, 2010 4:45:22 pm PDT #11777 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

It is right before "see if I care?" I think I am probably mishearing lyrics!!

ETA:

Well, go on down to Jackson; go ahead and wreck your health.
Go play your hand you big-talkin' man, make a big fool of yourself,
You're goin' to Jackson; go comb your hair!
Honey, I'm gonna snowball Jackson.
See if I care.

From: [link]


Hil R. - Jul 11, 2010 4:48:14 pm PDT #11778 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

All the lyrics sites have some variation of "Yeah, go to Jackson; go comb your hair! Honey, I'm gonna snowball Jackson. See if I care." I have no idea what it means. The only verb definitions I can find in a regular dictionary are to throw a snowball at someone, which makes no sense there, or to make something bigger, which doesn't make too much sense, either.


meara - Jul 11, 2010 4:49:09 pm PDT #11779 of 30001

OH, I was looking at a WHOLE OTHER "Johnny and June" song! Hah. (ETA: I thought you were saying the SONG was "Johnny and June", not the song was BY Johnny and June)


Hil R. - Jul 11, 2010 4:53:00 pm PDT #11780 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Yahoo answers seems to have a decent answer to this one: [link] They say it means he's going to roll through Jackson like a snowball gathering speed rolling down a hill. Also found one site that says it's not a drug reference, but doesn't clarify what it is.


Sophia Brooks - Jul 11, 2010 5:03:02 pm PDT #11781 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

That makes sense. I am pretty sure he did not mean [link]


Zenkitty - Jul 11, 2010 5:03:40 pm PDT #11782 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

AFAIK, to snowball someone is to bamboozle them, fool them into doing something for you. Though now that I think about it, I can't recall where I heard it used that way.


Amy - Jul 11, 2010 5:06:46 pm PDT #11783 of 30001
Because books.

I think that's just plain snowing, Zen. The only place I can remember "snowballing" used was in that Julia Roberts movie Stepmom, but they never explained what it meant.


§ ita § - Jul 11, 2010 5:16:59 pm PDT #11784 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My knowledge of snowballing is Sophia's.


msbelle - Jul 11, 2010 5:18:16 pm PDT #11785 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I did more packing of boxes to mail, met someone from the hood who bought two board games from me, and started transferring things in the fridge out of real dishes. I can't believe I did not think to do that before. In the fridge were/are: 2 medium pyrex casserole dishes, 2 small pyrex refrigerator dishes, a glass pitcher, a plastic pitcher, MY COFFEE POT!, a butter dish, and a tupperware lettuce keeper.

Now I am going to take a warm bath and go to bed. I have a lot to do tomorrow.


Ginger - Jul 11, 2010 5:24:04 pm PDT #11786 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

The very best tool I've found for cleaning out details is a nutpick, sarameg. I've bought more than one set of cheap nutpicks and a nutcracker. The bonus is that type of nutcracker is excellent for opening stubborn metal cans of varnish thinner and the like.