AtD excerpt - "lilywhites"

[jbor at bigpond.com]

And the "lilywhites" would be Young Willis's unhardened city hands.

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On 05/08/2006:

> Way I read this, Young Willis has pulled out from his gripsack an 
> osteopathic massage instrument, like a little metal wheel, which Jimmy 
> Drop mistakes for a pinking machine (or roller) used to make 
> decorative imprints in leather saddles (amongst other things).
>
> http://home.att.net/~saddle_tool_dude/tool_pages/pinking_machine.htm
>
>>> >     "Damned idiot, o' course it's my back. Oh mother of all
>>> > misfortune--and worst than last time too."
>>> >     "I can fix that," offered Willis.
>>> >     "Beg your pardon, what in hell business of any got-damn
>>> > pinkinroller'd this be, again?"
>>> >     "I know how to loosen that up for you. Trust me, I'm an
>>> > osteopath."
>>> >     "It's O.K., we're open-minded, couple boys in the outfit are
>>> > evangelicals, just watch where you're putting them lilywhites now--
>>> > yaaagghh--I mean, huh?"
>>> >     "Feel better?"
>>> >     "Holy Toledo," straightening up, carefully but pain-free.
>>> >     "Why, it's a miracle."
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