Zappos has advertised sparingly thus far, preferring word of mouth, and (unlike most companies) encourages employees to let it all hang out on Twitter and Facebook.

NEWYORKER: Happy Feet

But Farrell's flamboyant oafs remain endearing for their guileless childishness, "mind-bottling" way with words, and the star's willingness to let it all hang out ("I thought you'd like to see what a real skater's body looks like, " he tells Jimmy over his paunch).

CNN: Review: 'Blades of Glory' scores hilariously

They prefer to report and describe, and to let their readers work it all out for themselves.

ECONOMIST: American slums

Or it could leave the current patchwork of state laws in place, choosing to let state legislatures and state courts sort it all out.

CNN: SHARE THIS

"For those of you who thought buying a Prius meant giving up the chance to hit the open road and let it all hang out, it seems Al Gore III has proved you wrong, " Ertmann wrote on a blog he created in June for Toyota .

FORBES: Crowd Control

Author Barney Hoskyns is quoted as saying that a Mullet haircut involves "making a statement that you are a quiet 9am-to-5pm conformist in the week but you let it all hang out at weekends".

BBC: Amazing tales from Planet Tabloid

They'll get to the bottom it and then we'll let all of you know what they find out.

CNN: What's wrong with the Dreamliner?