A Black Hole of Happiness

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by barely_legal
Do banshees clean? I am not saying this to pick on you, but I have noticed a proliferation of "...like a banshee" in conversations and on television lately and I don't understand why. I thought the original metaphor was "scream like a banshee" because banshees are know for wailing, right? But "clean like a banshee" or "cook like a banshee" doesn't seem to make much sense.

The Mantis roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio was originally supposed to be named "Banshee" upon its debut in 1996. After realizing the negative meaning of the word, park executives decided to change the name and destroyed all promotional items containing the "Banshee" name.
Banshee was used as a name for a General Motors series of show cars for its Pontiac Division, the first appearing in 1966. Reportedly, the name was to be used on the Pontiac Firebird, but GM executives thought better of using a name meaning a "screaming spirit of death" on one its products.
Shape Shifter originally was going to choose the sock name "Banshee" when he registered. He changed to SS, when he realized a banshee is a female spirit, and he wanted to start out with his "slave stories" which required a male voice.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by patentparanyc
I know the original metaphor was for screaming and wailing. I thought it had "morphed" or evolved into a dervish of sorts...sort of clean like a tasmanian devil or clean like a tornado or cook like a banshee. But then again, you know I'm clueless like that, but yes I hear it referred to a lot.

I think Tasmanian Devils are messy.

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
I think Tasmanian Devils are messy.

oh. wouldn't they clean in a burst of energy?

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
I think Tasmanian Devils are messy.

I think people are mixing up dervishes and banshees.

Fools.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by barely_legal
Do banshees clean? I am not saying this to pick on you, but I have noticed a proliferation of "...like a banshee" in conversations and on television lately and I don't understand why. I thought the original metaphor was "scream like a banshee" because banshees are know for wailing, right? But "clean like a banshee" or "cook like a banshee" doesn't seem to make much sense.

Apropos of which, I've noticed that lots of baseball teams are "scuffling" lately, much more than before.

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by patentparanyc
oh. wouldn't they clean in a burst of energy?

Weed, would you define deviancy down like a banshee?

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
How might a reasonable accommodation for this play out?

Wear a dust mask?

In other news, how about David Millar (TdF rider - one that hasn't been kicked out. Yet.) is allergic to the sun. Due to the anti-doping rules, he can't take any treatment either.

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Apropos of which, I've noticed that lots of baseball teams are "scuffling" lately, much more than before.

One thing I've noticed with the Yanks is the overuse of the term "battled" it is very annoying.

They change up the announcers as well. But Torre over-uses it as does Jeter.

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by patentparanyc
One thing I've noticed with the Yanks is the overuse of the term "battled" it is very annoying.

They change up the announcers as well. But Torre over-uses it as does Jeter.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
Wear a dust mask?

I was looking for an answer that sounded more like "stay at home, don't work, but get paid."

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I was looking for an answer that sounded more like "stay at home, don't work, but get paid."

Translation: I've Hank back on ignore.

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Translation: I've Hank back on ignore.

[Cletus Miller]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
In other news, how about David Millar (TdF rider - one that hasn't been kicked out. Yet.) is allergic to the sun. Due to the anti-doping rules, he can't take any treatment either.

Millar's been such a vocal opponent of doping since coming back from his ban that if he's doping and gets caught, then just write off professional cycling.

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I think people are mixing up dervishes and banshees.

Fools.

A Dervish like this:

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I think people are mixing up dervishes and banshees.

Fools.

I think Dirt Devils are clean.