''stoke the furry wall''

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HelloCould you please give me a quick paraphrase of what the following sentence is saying?''When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke the furry wall.''

KJinCali79 · Accepted Answer

This phrase will mean absolutely nothing to most people. This is the product of two pop-culture references on top of each other. First, this is a lyric from a song, but the lyric itself refers to the scene in a movie. Both are relying on slang, and again, mean nothing without context.

That being said, I will try to explain its meaning. A "Jeffrey" refers to the movie Get Him to the Greek in which a Jeffrey is a joint laced with nearly every kind of drug, and can make someone extremely anxious and worrisome. In the movie the character who smoked it, is told to stroke or pet an animal fur covered wall as a soft and comforting feeling to get him to calm down. Thus, the expression that the lyric is going for is when the world has caused you a great deal of panic, worry, and anxiety, just relax and calm down.

''stoke the furry wall''

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