is what? A government that has absolute power and authority?

9/6/2005 1:23:03 PM

petticoat government

Petticoat \Pet"ti*coat\, n. (Zo["o]l.) [Petty + coat.] A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist.

Petticoat government, government by women, whether in politics or domestic affairs. [Colloq.]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=petticoat%20government

9/6/2005 1:26:57 PM

i just learned something.

9/6/2005 1:28:39 PM

And that theres Joe
And he's moving kinda slow
At the junction
Petticoat Junction

9/6/2005 1:33:34 PM

Ah makes sense. I was reading "Rip Van Winkle" for my fiction class and he was happy to be out of the petticoat government (he woke up from his sleep right after the Revolutionary War during the election).

9/6/2005 1:37:12 PM

how can a person not know what a petticoat is

do you people read anything at all in school anymore?

9/6/2005 1:39:16 PM

If that's directed at me - it's a petticoat government that was unknown

9/6/2005 3:43:53 PM