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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
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
- by Mike
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- 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.
- 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.
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