'Scuse the scatalogical language here, but one that's always had me buffaloed is "Cuter than all billy shit."

The general concept doesn't strike me as all that esthetic. But then, there are unanswered questions, such as who or what is "billy shit?" Is Billy Shit a person? And if so, is Billy Shit male or female (I've known a couple of women who went by the nickname "Billy" or "Billie"). And in either case, is Billy (or Billie) Shit really cute? But if Billy (or Billie) Shit is not a person, then what, exactly, does the expression refer to?

[Well, wothehell, it's a slow day at the Skunk Works.]

Don Firth