A wobbly (but unfallydowny) toy from back in the day. (Actually, it originated in the 70's, which is well before MY 'back in the day,' but I can pretend to be cool and know what I'm talking about.) (And anyway, Playskool still makes incarnarnations of the darn things.)
While I never had Hasbro's brand name Weebles, I did play with a DIY version my uncle made for me. It involved a purple plastic easter egg (you know, the kind you get three jelly beans in) with a penny taped inside the bottom half and a rather frightening face drawn on in Sharpie. Basically, like the actual Weeble, you could bat it around and it would always right itself. It wasn't that far off from the real thing, either.
Being a somewhat belligerent child, I took the slogan as a personal affront, and spent many hours (well, at least twenty minutes trying to devise ways to MAKE THE DARN THING STAY TIPPED OVER. Gluing it to the table might have worked, but I was caught before the elmer's had set. Would that I were still so carefree!
Admittedly not a hugely challenging idea for a toy, but hey.
Distracted Father: *calling from the next room* Janie? Janie, did you take my superglue?
Slightly Creepy Child: *loudly and sweetly* No, Daddy!
Distracted Father: Huh. *goes to the basement to check his toolbox for the fourth time*
Slightly Creepy Child: *stashes tube of epoxy, glaring at newly-inverted Weeble the entire time* Take that, you demonic ovoid spawn of hell.
1. The Flash Animator from London famous for his Magical Trevor animations and his Weebl and Bob toons (Wobbl and Bob on MTV London). Real name is Jon Picking. Famous for his catchy music and bright Flash creations, he's considered one of the best Flash artists on the Web. Owner of the websites www.weebls-stuff.com and www.weebl.jolt.co.uk
2. The main character out of the net short "Weebl and Bob". (www.weebl.jolt.co.uk)
1. Yo, that Weebl dood is pimp!
2. And Weebl said "PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE!"
-noun
1. An term of endearment for someone who is struggling emotionally, but still functional. May be used self-referentially.
-verb
2. To express concern or emotional distress about something, often over which one has no real control. Somewhere in-between whining and venting.
Origin: "Weebleswobble, but they don't fall down," a slogan for an old Hasbro toy.
Noun:
"I had the crappiest day today and I don't know how tomorrow will be, but I made it through work without fleeing, screaming out into the street.
Aw. Good weeble. ::hug::
Yup. We wobble, but we don't fall down."
Verb:
"I'm sorry I've been so weebly at you lately.
Don't worry about it! I know you're going through a rough patch. Weeble at me as much as you need to."
A person who is too fucking drunk to stand up but yet unimaginably manages to stay on their feet unassisted. From "WeeblesWobble But They Don't Fall Down".
Jack is in Weeble mode and he thinks he's going to drive home. Fo sheezy.