A Spin Off of Keep a Word/Drop a Word and Music, Pics, and Whatnot

[gloopdegurp]

And The Great Cold Death Of The Earth
- Agalloch

 

[Jimi]

the great gig in the sky

 

[gopher_byrd]

Alexander the Great (356-323) - Iron Maiden

 

[gopher_byrd]

Hi and bye, time for TV time with my wife...

 

[Jimi]

Great balls of fire

 

[Jimi]

Hi and bye, time for TV time with my wife...

Ok have agood night and thank you again my friend

 

[Jimi]

Ok I am gonna go crawl into bed for the night
Thank you for playin today
Hope to see you all tomorrow

 

[2WhiteWolves]

Great balls of fire

Haven't heard this one in a while

Queen Of Hearts...by Juice Newton

 

[2WhiteWolves]

Who knows what it means, "balls to the wall"?

It is the aviation equivalent of "pedal to the metal" in cars. Full speed ahead, or maximum thrust, requires pushing the throttle controls all the way forward. Those have, or at least they used to have, ball handles at the end, so full throttle means "balls to the wall". Nothing to do with human anatomy.

balls to the wall / balls out — Wordorigins.org

13 May 2020 The phrase balls to the wall refers to an all-out, maximum effort. The metaphor underlying this meaning isn’t clear until you understand that it got its start in the U.S. Air Force. The balls in question are the round caps on the throttle of many aircraft, and when they are pushed all

www.wordorigins.org

My uncle is retired from the air force. He use to fly the F-111 and did the air show in Topeka wirh the Blue Angels. He told us all about "balls to the walls"

 

[gopher_byrd]

Mississippi Queen - Mountain