Boot "Lion" of a usb then use it as i would use "Snow leopard"

Hey there, this may sound horribly stupid and amature, so sorry in advance
Im running "Snow leopard" right now and i love it, i dont want to upgrade ( it just works for me )
BUT!
i need to use certain software thats only available to "Lion"
So, is it possible to Boot "Lion" of a usb then use it as i would use "Snow leopard" in the sense of like, installing software, music and all the stuff like that
when the usb is in ?
Then when i turn off the laptop pull out the usb, and boot normally im right back into my familiar home "Snow Leopard" and nothings Changed ??
Cheers in advance, any help/ suggestions are appriciated !

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
If what you want to do is to install OS X Lion (or Mountain Lion) onto a USB drive and install apps there, you can use it. You just need a USB drive with the space for OS X Lion and your apps. Note that OS X takes about 10 GB, so add the size of your applications.
First, you have to format the USB drive by using a GUID partition map and "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" as "Format" > http://pondini.org/OSX/DU1.html
Then, your USB drive is ready. Now, if you haven't purchased OS X Lion yet, call Apple to purchase it > http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57 They will give you a redeem code you have to insert in the Mac App Store.
When the download finishes, the OS X Lion installer will show up, so follow its steps. In the window where it asks you for the partition to install OS X Lion, choose your USB drive and the installation will start.
By default, your Mac will always start up from the USB drive. As you are going to unplug it, after installing Lion, open System Preferences > Startup Disk, and choose the Snow Leopard disk. Then, when you want to start up from OS X Lion, hold the Option (Alt) key while your Mac is starting, and select your USB drive

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Path:            /Applications/iChat.app/Contents/MacOS/iChat
Identifier:      com.apple.iChat
Version:         5.0.3 (745)
Build Info:      iChat-7450300~8
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
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OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report:          387052 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           18
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 65 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   18
Anonymous UUID:                      D59E7670-AAAB-498C-AEBF-93B692A2DE09
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000004
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Thread 0 Crashed: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   ...thesis.MacinTalkSynthesizer          0x00000001159e418d MEOWReader::MEOWReader(int, void const*, char) + 35
1   ...thesis.MacinTalkSynthesizer          0x00000001159b4246 SpeechChannelManager::UseVoice(VoiceSpec*, __CFBundle*) + 430
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5   com.apple.AppKit                        0x00007fff86ebc56d -[NSSpeechSynthesizerVars setSpeechChannelWithVoiceIdentifier:] + 89
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7   com.apple.iChat                         0x000000010009da09 0x100000000 + 645641
8   com.apple.iChat                         0x000000010001b3ae 0x100000000 + 111534
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13 com.apple.iChat                         0x000000010001ac60 0x100000000 + 109664
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