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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMSNBC: Pelosi giving a presser is about 30 minutes.
Anybody else hear this? Would be about 9:45 CT.
Funtatlaguy
(10,875 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)Balls to the wall.
Funtatlaguy
(10,875 posts)Or get those eggs to crackin.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)....despite its seemingly suggestive nature, "Balls to the Wall" is actually a benign and innocent phrase.
It originated from aviation days (others claim it was earlier and related to trains), where the throttles had ball shaped handles, and pressing them forward towards the "wall" of the panel meant you were giving the craft maximum energy to go forward.
Funtatlaguy
(10,875 posts)unblock
(52,233 posts)emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,179 posts)unblock
(52,233 posts)It refers to the ball tops of airplane engine controls.
Push them forward all the way -- to the wall -- to max out all engines.
MasterofBiscuits
(51 posts)Funtatlaguy
(10,875 posts)malaise
(269,004 posts)for visibility
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)She holds one every Thursday morning.
Vinnie From Indy
(10,820 posts)Thursday is her regular day.
hlthe2b
(102,278 posts)her primetime to make the announcement--and she surely should take advantage of that when (I refuse to say "if" ) the time comes.