# Before and After II **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 3, 2007, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538 "2007-06-03T01:24:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/121 "2007-06-06T13:12:06Z")
[QUOTE=brownie55] Mop and bucket [/QUOTE] [bucket scoop](http://www.hainesequipment.com/BUCKETSCOOP.htm) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/122 "2007-06-06T13:33:30Z")
[QUOTE=Zabali\_Clawbane] [bucket scoop](http://www.hainesequipment.com/BUCKETSCOOP.htm) [/QUOTE] [Scoop Jackson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoop_Jackson) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/123 "2007-06-06T13:34:58Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] [Scoop Jackson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoop_Jackson) [/QUOTE] (Funny – that was my first thought, also.) Jackson, Mississippi ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/124 "2007-06-06T13:39:05Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] (Funny – that was my first thought, also.) Jackson, Mississippi [/QUOTE] Great minds and all that Mississippi Burning ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/125 "2007-06-06T13:49:08Z")
> [@](#): > > Mississippi Burning Burning rubber. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/126 "2007-06-06T13:51:10Z")
[QUOTE=RickJay] Burning rubber. [/QUOTE] Rubber baby (buggy bumpers) ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/127 "2007-06-06T13:53:16Z")
bumper crops ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/128 "2007-06-06T13:54:53Z")
Crop duster ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/129 "2007-06-06T13:59:46Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Crop duster [/QUOTE] Duster coat ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/130 "2007-06-06T14:14:54Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] Duster coat [/QUOTE] Coattail ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/131 "2007-06-06T14:21:22Z")
[QUOTE=Eleanor of Aquitaine] Coattail [/QUOTE] Tail spin ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/132 "2007-06-06T14:26:32Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Tail spin [/QUOTE] Spin doctor. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/133 "2007-06-06T14:30:57Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Spin doctor. [/QUOTE] Doctor Zhivago (just kidding) Doctor Detroit (better?) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/134 "2007-06-06T15:02:07Z")
Detroit Piston(s) - just use piston ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/135 "2007-06-06T15:13:38Z")
Piston Cup ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/136 "2007-06-06T15:43:03Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] Piston Cup [/QUOTE] Cup of joe ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/137 "2007-06-06T15:50:43Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Cup of joe [/QUOTE] Summary of how we got here: Message Board Boarding House. House fly Fly wheel Wheel barrow Barrow mound Mound builder ( north american Indian) Builder pattern Pattern poetry poetry month monthly wages wages of sin Sin City City Year Year of the Cat cat house House wine. Wine tasting. Tasting menu menu options Options market. Market crash Crash test Test drive. Drive In in love Love Connection Connection Point Point blank Pointer Sisters Blank slate Slate roof. Roof ridge Ridge line Line drive. Drive by By the way Way cool! Cool dude. Dude ranch ranch dressing dressing room Room service service dog Dog days. Days of Thunder Thunder and lightning. Lightning bug Bug off Off brand. (Yeah – titles, phrases, etc., all okay – the idea is to keep going as best we can.) Brand name Name recognition Recognition software? software pirate Pirate ship. Ship shape Shape up! Up yours! Yours and mine. Mine field. field mouse mouse trap trap shooting shooting a video video cassette Cassette tape tape worm worm hole hole-in-one one and done done to death death mask masking tape Tape worm. worm hole hole in the wall Hole up wall flower flower power Power Rangers. Ranger station. Station wagon Wagon Train train track Track ball Ball and chain. Chain of events Event planner PLANNER language language barrier barrier reef Reef sail. Sail-boat Boat-tail tailwind Wind shear Shear cell Cell phone Phone call. Call girl “Girl Interrupted.” Interrupting cow. Cow tipping (visualize a waitress cow) tipping over Over easy Easy money Money for Nothing Nothin’ Doin’ Doing the laundry Laundry basket. Basket case Case of beer beer goggles Erm, sorry. I guess maybe I should have chosen “beer can.” Goggleboys, or the can-can. Can do! Do rag. Rag mop Mop and bucket bucket scoop Scoop Jackson Jackson, Mississippi Mississippi Burning Burning rubber. Rubber baby (buggy bumpers) bumper crops Crop duster Duster coat Coattail Tail spin Spin doctor. Doctor Zhivago (just kidding) Doctor Detroit (better?) Detroit Piston(s) - just use piston Piston Cup Cup of joe Joe Louis ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/138 "2007-06-06T16:58:42Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Cup of joe [/QUOTE] (Didn’t intend to stall out the game) Joe Dirt (Joe Louis leads to weird stuff, I guess) ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/139 "2007-06-06T17:20:34Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] (Didn’t intend to stall out the game) Joe Dirt (Joe Louis leads to weird stuff, I guess) [/QUOTE] Dirty Dancing ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-and-after-ii/406538/140 "2007-06-06T17:25:18Z")
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