Non sequitir exclamation denoting derision or ridicule of someone or something. From author Cheryl Trykv's reading of her story on radio show This American Life, in which the main character sees a billboard proclaiming "Paw Paw For Jesus" and starts to yell it out the car window in sarcastic ecstasy. Paw Paw is a town in Michigan.
by mrbgoode September 03, 2009
A phrase from a spoken short story which aired on This American Life from May 22, 1998. A woman stranded in the town of Paw Paw, MI finds the owner of a gas station very unhelpful. She recalls seeing the sign outside a church as she came into town, which proclaimed "Paw Paw for Jesus." She is angry the woman won't help her and starts shouting "Paw Paw for Jesus" to remind her of her Christian duty.
Paw Paw for Jesus!
by annmartina May 07, 2024
A phrase from a spoken short story which aired on This American Life, May 22, 1998. A woman stranded in the town of Paw Paw, MI (It's near Dowagiac, don't cha know) finds the owner of a gas station very unhelpful. She recalls seeing the sign outside a church as she came into town, which proclaimed "Paw Paw for Jesus." She is angry the woman won't help her and starts shouting "Paw Paw for Jesus" to remind her of her Christian duty but becomes slightly obsessed with the phrase.
Paw Paw for Jesus!
by annmartina May 07, 2024