jackwagon

[Laurence Horn]

At 9:16 PM -0400 7/27/10, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>A Geico TV commercial features R. Lee Ermey (the drill instructor from _Full
>Metal Jacket_) in the role of a psychotherapist.  He erupts into a rage and
>says to his sniffling patient, "Maybe we should chug on over to Mamby-Pamby
>[sic] Land where *maybe* we can find a little self-confidence for you!!  Ya
>jackwagon!!!!!!!...Tissue?"
>
>I first saw the commercial a month or so ago, but UrbanDictionary.com has
>"jackwagon" from 2005.
>
>Nearly 20,000 RGs on "jackwagon."  The commercial:
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APwfZYO1di4&feature=related  (A quarter
>million views on YouTube.)
>
So it's basically a jackass, with wheels on?

LH

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