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JETTISON, or JETSAM. The casting out of a vessel, from necessity, a part of
the lading; the thing cast out also bears the same name; it differs from
flotsam in this, that in the latter the goods float, while in the former
they sink, and remain under water; it differ; also from ligan. (q.v.)
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Whether the interpretations are relatively straightforward (David Byrne's "Don't Fence Me In," Lisa Stansfield's "Down in the Depths") or a total departure (erstwhile hip-hoppers the Jungle Brothers' "I Get a Kick Out of You" keeps the hook and jettisons the rest), there's not a dud in the bunch. What: Comedy writer and voice-over artist Winchell jettisons the usual talk-show format, focusing on original bits and four topics per hour rather than listener calls. Such eruptions can happen several times a day on the surface of a neutron star--the superdense cinder left behind when a massive star jettisons its outer layers and collapses. |
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