crowbar Hilton

[Laurence Horn]

Any possibility of a semi-spinoff of (or influence from) the even more sarcastically dubbed (and more fetchingly alliterative) "Hanoi Hilton" from the Vietnam War era, or do some "crowbar Hilton" predate that particular "conflict"?


LH

On May 16, 2013, at 11:39 AM, Victor Steinbok wrote:

> Found this curious metaphor today. Haven't really heard it before,
> although I don't have the HDAS on hand and JL might have already caught
> it eons ago.
>
> http://goo.gl/aJCJf
>> Disclosing taxpayer information is a very serious offense for an IRS
>> agent.
>> "That's like the one-way ticket to the crowbar Hilton in the IRS,"
>> Hackney said.
>
> A quick search reveals more than a handful of similar references.
>
> http://goo.gl/YpdEr
>> 18. Somebody needs a time out in the Crowbar Hilton.
>
> http://goo.gl/IgCeE
>> 1. Say hello to the Crowbar Hilton young Mister Wade.
> [Same poster on both of those comments.]
>
> http://goo.gl/G1wmo
>> Crowbar Hilton....NOT even a good place to visit.
> [Some interesting spelling here. "Weather" for "whether" is common, but
> spells "paranoia" as "parnioa" twice.]
>
> http://goo.gl/K9rcZ
>> Celebutante Checks Out of Crowbar Hilton
> [Also being sold through Amazon and other sources. There is an added
> irony--the "celebutant" is Paris Hilton.]
>
> http://goo.gl/hWMzw
>> In Michigan that kind of language in public can net you a tall fine or
>> a short stay in the crowbar Hilton...
>
> http://goo.gl/CH3HZ
>> o.j. simpson going to crowbar hilton
>
>    VS-)
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