Zircon Encrusted Tweezers
For those of you who’ve listened to Zappa’s Overnite Sensation and been mystified by his references to “Zircon Encrusted Tweezers”, wonder no more:
“…by placing a pair of zircon-encrusted tweezers in the hands of his dental-floss-farmer-to-be in `Montana’, Zappa is displaying an intimate awareness of the culture of the Wild West, now vanishing under a carpet of fast-food joints and auto dealers.”
Read the full explanation in this Usenet post by Dan Rabin.
April 14th, 2009 at 10:24 am
The careful reader will note the date of Dan Rabin’s article. Or not.
April 14th, 2009 at 10:25 am
I’m well aware of the date of the posting – I considered finding it a bit of Usenet archaeology.
April 17th, 2009 at 7:44 am
I thought I was the only one….
June 11th, 2009 at 8:56 am
I don’t think it’s the year that’s important in the date of Rabin’s article.
June 11th, 2009 at 10:18 am
I thought that it was a joke was obvious.