Smoking Dutch Cleanser?
From Der Washington Post
PS. I agree with his argument, of course. Gonzales could indeed be smoking any number of cleaning products if he really believes what he is saying. This is just weeeyyeerd.
When Gonzales argues that the Constitution gives the president undisputable powers to conduct warrantless surveillance despite a statute aimed at requiring him to seek court approval, such an interpretation "is not sound," Specter said in the interview. ". . . He's smoking Dutch Cleanser."I looked around the internet to see what Dutch Cleanser is, and it appears to be similar to Bon Ami, or Barkeeper's Friend: a powedered abrasive cleaner. Where the hell do people come up with this shit? That is the weirdest thing I have ever heard. He could be talking about pot, but I just don't believe that that is the case. Arlen Specter is a strange fellow.
PS. I agree with his argument, of course. Gonzales could indeed be smoking any number of cleaning products if he really believes what he is saying. This is just weeeyyeerd.
posted by Austin 5-000 at 1:50 PM
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Pennsylvania is of course known for its large Dutch population--the Dutch Amish, anyone? Perhaps ol' Arlen was just reachin out to his Dutch constituency.
Similarly weird colloquialism by Bill Frist: "It's a little bit like pushing a wheelbarrow full of frogs jumping out all the time," Frist said. "My job is to keep pushing that wheelbarrow and when a frog jumps out to put the frog back in the wheelbarrow and keep going."
Cuz that's how we talk in Tennessee.
From Wikipedia:
* Dutch, trouble (e.g. "He got into some Dutch"); also fake or phony (e.g. "Dutch treat").
* Dutch act, suicide.
* Dutch bargain, made when both parties are drinking.
* Dutch brick, an inferior type of building material used in Africa.
* Dutch cap, a vaginal contraceptive.
* Dutch courage, drunken bravery.
* Dutch feast, a drinking party.
* Dutch fuck, lighting a cigarette with another lit cigarette to save the extra match.
* Dutch oven, name for a practical joke played on bedmates by restraining them under the covers after you have passed gas.
* Dutch treat or "Going Dutch", when all parties pay their own way at a bar, restaurant, etc.
* Dutch uncle, a man who chides you, or treats you patronizingly.
* Dutch widow, a prostitute.
* Dutch wife, a prostitute or a long cylindrical pillow.
The origin comes from the Anglo-Dutch wars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_Wars
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