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by WorstServedCold
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Here is a reference I may have been alone in getting:

When Brock starts kinda meandering in his description of an arch enemy weapon (octopus/tank with laser eyes) one of the lepidopterists says "I like the cut of this man's jib".

In the short-lived live-action "The Tick", when The Tick is giving a eulogy, he starts going off on one of his epic nonsense tangents, and a general sitting in the audience starts getting into it, saying the same line.... and guess who played The Tick?

http://www.hulu.com/watch/7488/the-tick-the-funeral

Aug. 1, 2008, 11:48pm

by cgeye
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It's the only jib he's got, baby!

Aug. 2, 2008, 12:00am

by Ron Bonham
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"Oh, look at the size of that thing, in all it's VEIN GLORY!!"

Another classic episode! Lots of Lol moments! Thought for sure we'd see Molotov but not this time!!

Aug. 2, 2008, 12:31am

by Mike
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"I like the cut of his jib" is an actual saying that just means you like how someone thinks. not really a reference to anything.

Aug. 2, 2008, 1:34am

by Rahb
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Except the same guy who wrote this VB ep wrote that episode of the Tik, and the same guy who read the line in thi ep read the line in the Tick. But other than that, I'm wih ya.

Aug. 2, 2008, 8:32pm

by Mike
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Actually both things you said are false. This episode was written by Doc, and Jackson was a writer for The Tick. Doc was just friends with Ben Edlund. Also the line in this episode was spoken by Doc (or Jackson; I forget which guy said the line) about Brock, it was not spoken by Brock. So there's no connection other than they happened to use this phrase on two shows where Chris McCulloch is a writer.

Aug. 5, 2008, 10:13am

by cpc65
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Mr. Burns has said this a number of times on the Simpsons. It's an old expression probably with nautical origins.

Aug. 5, 2008, 3:00am

by Trashcan Man
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The expression is indeed a nautical one. The Jib sail is a triangular sail that stretches from the foretop mast to the jib boom- an extension of the bowsprit. Captains each maintained their own style of jib sail, hence the expression "I like the cut of your jib", which literally means "I like how your sail is shaped". Basically, it's a compliment on one's style.

Aug. 5, 2008, 4:40am

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