Before you know it, you have a snowball of economic downsizing.

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And as in the previous ad, the updates come to life as a ballerina performs on the dinner table and friends have a snowball fight while the boring relatives go on, you know, talking and listening to each other.

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Changes such as these have about a snowball's chance, of course.

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But a source close to the situation at The Hague, Netherlands, said the decision could have a "snowball effect" that could lead to the dismissal of all the charges.

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Also, once you get the fear snowball rolling, it does have a tendency to build on itself.

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