What does 'put the lotion in the basket' mean?

Used to describe events or objects that are extraordinary in some way. Derived from the film The Silence of the Lambs, in which the line, "It puts the lotion in the basket, or it gets the hose again" is uttered to a woman in an extraordinarily bad situation. Connotation is often but not necessarily negative, and always implied. read more

In the TBS show "My Boys", newspaper sports reporter PJ is extremely nervous about being on TV for the first time with big wig sports commentators and uses "Put the lotion in the basket!" as a failed sports catch-phrase. read more

A popular line from the movie is, "Put the lotion on the skin to keep the mosture in." The character is than instructed to "put the lotion back in the basket." Very good movie, they also did a funny parody of it in Joe Dirt. read more

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