AtD: Catalog Excerpt "punkinroller'd" (was "pinkinroller'd")

[Nigel Richardson]

It all makes sense now. See also:

*pumpkin roller* 'a rustic; a greenhorn'

http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/pumpkin_lily

NER

On 8/7/06, davemarc <davemarc at panix.com> wrote:
>
> I've gotten a faxed copy of the catalog pages. They're not perfectly
> clear,
> but barring a major transmission/printing problem, they're clear enough to
> show that the line is:
>
> "Beg your pardon, what in hell business of any got-damn punkinroller'd
> this
> be, again?"
>
> punkin roller
> disparaging term referring to a hokey rodeo
>
> http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/articles/2003/06/26/news/local_headlines/
> anews01.prt
>
> punkin' rollers
> "Little shows," said Tom. "Local shows where the local boys act like
> they're
> big time."
> http://libweb.sfasu.edu/real/vol28-2/punkinroller.htm
>
> So authentic Western gunslinger Jimmy Drop characterizes young Willis as
> something of a faker trying to act big time...and not being at all
> convincing.
>
> d.
>
>
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