teetiger's definitions

tit for tat

A term made famous in a Jane Russell movie where she stands large- breasted between two cowboys. One cowboy says "You stole my horse so I stole your girl." The other cowboy answers "Yeah, tit for tat."

"I cut your grass and you wash my car, you know, "tit for tat"."

by teetiger October 20, 2008

nit

A louse, singular of lice, ie the term "nit picker": Someone so precise about others' faults they would sit for hours and pick all the lice off another person.

She picked lice off him down to the very last "nit".

by teetiger October 20, 2008

burma shave

A widely popular innovative brand of shaving cream sold in a jar or tube so it could be put directly on the face without mixing with a cup and brush. Famous for it's highway advertising using consecutive signs with catchy verses.
(Burma Vita company, 1930's- 1960s)

"If harmony is...
The thing... You crave... Get a tuba... Burma Shave"

"Passing schoolyards... Take it slow... Let the little...Shavers grow...BurmaShave

"Shaving brush...All wet and hairy...Trade it in...For sanitary... BurmaShave

by teetiger October 20, 2008