Who's Going to Hell in a Handbasket?

alphabits · Post by **alphabits** » August 7, 2007 1:50 pm

Conolulu wrote:Ok...I haven't read the whole thread....

But am I the only one who thinks it's hilarious that this is in the "Pre-Concert Gatherings" Forum??

Well, DUH!!! It's the "Party At The End Of Your Life" tour.

Conolulu · Post by **Conolulu** » August 7, 2007 1:51 pm

alphabits wrote:
Conolulu wrote:Ok...I haven't read the whole thread....

But am I the only one who thinks it's hilarious that this is in the "Pre-Concert Gatherings" Forum??
Well, DUH!!! It's the "Party At The End Of Your Life" tour.

I'll just slink over to my dark corner of Hell now...

I feel so stupid...

alphabits · Post by **alphabits** » August 7, 2007 1:55 pm

Conolulu wrote:
alphabits wrote:
Conolulu wrote:Ok...I haven't read the whole thread....

But am I the only one who thinks it's hilarious that this is in the "Pre-Concert Gatherings" Forum??
Well, DUH!!! It's the "Party At The End Of Your Life" tour.

I'll just slink over to my dark corner of Hell now...

I feel so stupid...

Ah, now don't go and do that. (BTW - there ARE no dark corners.)

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 7, 2007 1:56 pm

I'll be on the bus, with friends.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » August 7, 2007 1:58 pm

Conolulu wrote:
alphabits wrote:
Conolulu wrote:Ok...I haven't read the whole thread....

But am I the only one who thinks it's hilarious that this is in the "Pre-Concert Gatherings" Forum??
Well, DUH!!! It's the "Party At The End Of Your Life" tour.

I'll just slink over to my dark corner of Hell now...

I feel so stupid...

Went over your head at first, didn't it?

alphabits · Post by **alphabits** » August 7, 2007 1:59 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:I'll be on the bus, with friends.

So, it'll be a really SMALL bus.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 7, 2007 2:00 pm

alphabits wrote:
RinglingRingling wrote:I'll be on the bus, with friends.
So, it'll be a really SMALL bus.

short too..

mjeischen · Post by **mjeischen** » August 7, 2007 2:12 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
alphabits wrote:
RinglingRingling wrote:I'll be on the bus, with friends.
So, it'll be a really SMALL bus.
short too..

Will it have a bltchin' elevator!?

Snowparrot · Post by **Snowparrot** » August 7, 2007 2:21 pm

the handbasket IS the elevator!

Snowparrot · Post by **Snowparrot** » August 7, 2007 2:24 pm

OR MAYBE NOT...... (FROM World Wide Words)

“Can you please tell me anything about the origin of the phrase going to hell in a handbasket?”

[A] This is a weird one. It’s a fairly common American expression, known for much of the twentieth century. But it’s one about which almost no information exists, at least in the two dozen or so reference books I’ve consulted. William and Mary Morris, in their Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, confess to the same difficulty. A handbasket is just a basket to be carried in the hand (my thanks to the Oxford English Dictionary for that gem of definition). The Dictionary of American Regional English records to go to heaven in a handbasket rather earlier than the alternative, which doesn’t appear in print until the 1940s (Walt Quader tells me that Burton Stevenson included a citation in his Home Book of Proverbs, Maxims and Familiar Phrases from Bayard Kendrick’s The Odor of Violets, published in 1941). But DARE quotes a related expression from 1714: “A committee brought in something about Piscataqua. Govr said he would give his head in a Handbasket as soon as he would pass it”, which suggests that it, or at least phrases like it, have been around in the spoken language for a long time. For example, there’s an even older expression, to go to heaven in a wheelbarrow, recorded as early as 1629, which also meant “to go to hell”. I can only assume that the alliteration of the hs has had a lot to do with the success of the various phrases, and that perhaps handbasket suggests something easily and speedily done.

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mjeischen · Post by **mjeischen** » August 7, 2007 2:28 pm

Snowparrot wrote:OR MAYBE NOT...... (FROM World Wide Words)

“Can you please tell me anything about the origin of the phrase going to hell in a handbasket?”

[A] This is a weird one. It’s a fairly common American expression, known for much of the twentieth century. But it’s one about which almost no information exists, at least in the two dozen or so reference books I’ve consulted. William and Mary Morris, in their Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, confess to the same difficulty. A handbasket is just a basket to be carried in the hand (my thanks to the Oxford English Dictionary for that gem of definition). The Dictionary of American Regional English records to go to heaven in a handbasket rather earlier than the alternative, which doesn’t appear in print until the 1940s (Walt Quader tells me that Burton Stevenson included a citation in his Home Book of Proverbs, Maxims and Familiar Phrases from Bayard Kendrick’s The Odor of Violets, published in 1941). But DARE quotes a related expression from 1714: “A committee brought in something about Piscataqua. Govr said he would give his head in a Handbasket as soon as he would pass it”, which suggests that it, or at least phrases like it, have been around in the spoken language for a long time. For example, there’s an even older expression, to go to heaven in a wheelbarrow, recorded as early as 1629, which also meant “to go to hell”. I can only assume that the alliteration of the hs has had a lot to do with the success of the various phrases, and that perhaps handbasket suggests something easily and speedily done.

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Alright this required thought and ruined my vibe . . . I don't want to go to Hell now. I am going to list my tickets in The Ticket Exchange if anyone wants them . . . . Face plus fees - literally you'll have to rip off your face and pay me fees - the devil made me do it.

alphabits · Post by **alphabits** » August 7, 2007 3:07 pm

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band regret to announce that, due to circumstances beyond their control, the upcoming show in Hell has been cancelled.

The intended venue, The Inferno Amphitheatre, has recently experienced problems with various components of their air conditioning systems. Concurrent with those problems, a massive refrigerant leak reduced the ambient temperature of the area to previously unthinkable levels. In simplest terms, Hell has frozen over.

Ticketholders desiring a refund are requested to call No Way In Hell Productions at 1-666-HOT-STUF. Please allow an eternity for processing.

mjeischen · Post by **mjeischen** » August 7, 2007 3:09 pm

Liar!!!! Jesus put you up to it didn't he!?

docandjeanie · Post by **docandjeanie** » August 7, 2007 3:24 pm

alphabits wrote:

Bits!!!!

where do you get these, love the handbasket one....

I will be in heaven, by the way

alphabits · Post by **alphabits** » August 7, 2007 3:40 pm

Goog-hell is our friend.

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » August 7, 2007 3:45 pm

alphabits wrote:

Goog-hell is our friend.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 7, 2007 3:51 pm

docandjeanie wrote:
alphabits wrote:
Bits!!!!

where do you get these, love the handbasket one....

I will be in heaven, by the way

you'd rather cry with the saints?

alphabits · Post by **alphabits** » August 7, 2007 4:06 pm

..... the sinners are much more fun .....

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » August 7, 2007 4:21 pm

alphabits wrote:Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band regret to announce that, due to circumstances beyond their control, the upcoming show in Hell has been cancelled.

The intended venue, The Inferno Amphitheatre, has recently experienced problems with various components of their air conditioning systems. Concurrent with those problems, a massive refrigerant leak reduced the ambient temperature of the area to previously unthinkable levels. In simplest terms, Hell has frozen over.

Ticketholders desiring a refund are requested to call No Way In Hell Productions at 1-666-HOT-STUF. Please allow an eternity for processing.

Finally a show less than an hour away and it's cancelled.

I'm assuming this is a TicketMaster venue?

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 7, 2007 4:23 pm

chippewa wrote:
alphabits wrote:Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band regret to announce that, due to circumstances beyond their control, the upcoming show in Hell has been cancelled.

The intended venue, The Inferno Amphitheatre, has recently experienced problems with various components of their air conditioning systems. Concurrent with those problems, a massive refrigerant leak reduced the ambient temperature of the area to previously unthinkable levels. In simplest terms, Hell has frozen over.

Ticketholders desiring a refund are requested to call No Way In Hell Productions at 1-666-HOT-STUF. Please allow an eternity for processing.

Finally a show less than an hour away and it's cancelled.

I'm assuming this is a TicketMaster venue?

you wouldn't believe the "convenience fee" on this one.. you'd have to sell your soul to get in the door.