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I put my foot in it... Oh, and why rabbits?

posted 17 years ago by midwifekathynew
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When Madea said something to the effect of "You've never had greens like this before", she went on to explain, "I put my foot in it". I am unfamiliar with this term. What is its meaning and origin? Is it a cultural term or simply a reference to some earlier dialogue in the film? I remember a Roots reference involving Lavar Burton's character having his foot chopped off (I haven't seen Roots in a very long time because it upsets me so badly). I also remember Joe making a reference about an animal caught in a trap (chewing its own foot off). Did it have something to do with her house arrest, um, "accessory"? What a fascinating phrase.

Come to think of it, a friend of mine once served me some greens with a pig's foot on top. In my family, we just added bacon to our greens, so that was a first for me. I was a bit embarrassed, as I was not quite sure how to go about eating it. (I have since become a vegetarian, so I guess I'll never know... Hey, maybe I can put my foot in the tofu).

So now for my 2nd question: When the lady who was taking lithium decided to partake in the marijuana, why was she afraid when she started hallucinating about rabbits? I've always thought they were just adorable. I guess we're all afraid of something. I, for example, am terrified of going to bed with the TV off.

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[–] midwifekathynew 17 years ago

Anyone?

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[–] msnell10 17 years ago

The first quesstion: Us African-americans use the term "put your foot in it" when some food tastes so good it tastes like they worked on it all day to make it just right.

The second question: the woman was on lithium. Anyone on this drug should not smoke or drink and this woman went nuts because the weed interacted with her medication.

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[–] midwifekathynew 17 years ago

Thanks for answering the "foot" question.

I'm still not sure about the rabbit thing. I knew that she was hallucinating because of the combination of the prescription drug and the herbal remedy, but why rabbits in particular? Why not something like spiders, poisonous snakes, or horror movie characters? It seems like seeing rabbits would just make her want to pet them. (Maybe they were like the rabbit on Monty Python and the Holy Grail?). Maybe rabbits just "sounded funnier" when the script was being written?

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[–] jlprizm21 16 years ago

haha i really don't have any good answers for you. though i was wondering the same thing. i just wanted to comment on a random thing like you being scared to have the TV off. i have that same thing. i thought i was strange or something but you made me feel a little better. thanks.

[–] EnigmaticMinx 16 years ago

The rabbit reference was in the original on-stage play. It made more sense in the play, and it may just be used as a type of "inside joke" for the long-time Perry fans.

[–] midwifekathynew 16 years ago

Ah, ok, I see. Thanks so much!

I wish I'd been able to see the play. I saw the Madea Goes to Jail play on DVD, and I noticed Perry kind of went "off script" from time to time. Spalding Gray called that a "unifying moment" between the actors and the audience.

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[–] scruppyandthecoolcats 16 years ago

"I put my foot in it" is like saying my blood, sweat and tears went into this. My heart and soul.

[–] ktypillar 16 years ago

I thought she was saying "rats"