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As in, "I've gone 75 lbs of raisins!"
I started using this after noticing a definition of frail: "the weight of a frail (basket) full of fruit, esp. raisins or figs (between 50 and 75 pounds)."
All the implications of frail (mental, moral, or physical—'fragile, easily destroyed or broken, weak, insubstantial'; slightly offensive slang term for 'girl/woman'), fruit, and basket(case) can be rolled into this expression. Especially well-suited for women who've made themselves crazy (or physically weak) with dieting. Or thin, crazy women in general.
For variety, when you're feeling particularly spunky, the number can be anywhere from 50 to 75, and 'raisins' is interchanegable with 'figs,' 'dates,' 'fruit,' or any kind of fruit that might be dried and stored in a basket.
July 11, 2008
missanthropist commented on the word seventy-five pounds of raisins
Ah yes... This term of endearment shall be reserved for those whom have offended in the highest gender notwithstanding, or otherwise sought to amuse me.
July 15, 2008
bilby commented on the word seventy-five pounds of raisins
"She's gone 34.0194277500 kilograms of raisins!"
July 15, 2008
she commented on the word seventy-five pounds of raisins
That's the spirit!
July 15, 2008