Free Association Thread 3

[legerdemer]

Lili Marlene

Hullo Tio

Blue Angel

Hello, Tio!! Happy Halloween!

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Blue Angel

Hello, Tio!! Happy Halloween!

¡Happy Dia de Muertos!

Yes, the Blue Angel

 

[MichaelinChina]

Halloween - rolleyes:in case you missed it.

 

[Handley_Page]

I do hope you all have a little supply of Dragon food handy: He's quite peckish this evening

 

[SamScribble]

I do hope you all have a little supply of Dragon food handy: He's quite peckish this evening

A few dessicated princesses perhaps?

 

[JKendallDane]

A few dessicated princesses perhaps?

Purple Rain by the guy we used to call Prince.



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[Handley_Page]

A few dessicated princesses perhaps?

Fresh would be better, of course. He's not that keen on dried food.

Purple Rain by the guy we used to call Prince.



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I seem to remember Tom Jones doing a version of this song.

 

[JKendallDane]

I seem to remember Tom Jones doing a version of this song.

One of the last television westerns...Alias Smith and Jones

http://dvd-shoppen.com/3856-7510-thickbox/alias-smith-and-jones-season-2-3-6-disc-import.jpg

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[Handley_Page]

And, if i recall aright, a damned good one, too

 

[MichaelinChina]

And, if i recall aright, a damned good one, too

you have Total Recall?

 

[JKendallDane]

you have Total Recall?

There are some real surprises on this list...including the #1 selling pickup of all time!

The ten most recalled vehicles of the last 25 years

I've owned two from that list!

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[Handley_Page]

you have Total Recall?

No; I saw it on TV.

There are some real surprises on this list...including the #1 selling pickup of all time!

The ten most recalled vehicles of the last 25 years

I've owned two from that list!

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Fortunately, it's not too common a problem over here, although the recent brouhaha over VW may cause some trouble. I've only had to take one vehicle into the Garage for work; a little Fiat car (something to do with brake pipes behind the fuel tank).

Don't they have "Quality Control" over there any more?

 

[MichaelinChina]

No; I saw it on TV.

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Made me think of a line from a John Fogerty song: "Centrefield" maybe?

anyway... what was the question?

 

[Tio_Narratore]

No; I saw it on TV.

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Made me think of a line from a John Fogerty song: "Centrefield" maybe?

anyway... what was the question?

I'll take lechery for $800, Alex.

 

[Handley_Page]

I'll take lechery for $800, Alex.

As cheap as that ?

 

[Tio_Narratore]

As cheap as that ?

The Winnipeg Whore

...she sat down upon my knee.
"How about a little lovin'?
A dollar and a half is the usual fee."

She took my arm and led me quickly
To the place she used for sleep:
Dirty old room with a straw-filled mattress;
Wasn't too clean, but she sure was cheap.*


*The standard fee for a whore in Winnipeg at the time was $2.00. This was generally paid with a $2 bill, which soon became "special purpose money," used exclusively for that transaction. Even in the 1970s I noted older ladies who would refuse a $2 bill in change or from the bank because it was "dirty money."

 

[JKendallDane]

As cheap as that ?

That brings us to Cheap Trick and I Want You to Want Me



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[JKendallDane]

The Winnipeg Whore

...she sat down upon my knee.
"How about a little lovin'?
A dollar and a half is the usual fee."

She took my arm and led me quickly
To the place she used for sleep:
Dirty old room with a straw-filled mattress;
Wasn't too clean, but she sure was cheap.*


*The standard fee for a whore in Winnipeg at the time was $2.00. This was generally paid with a $2 bill, which soon became "special purpose money," used exclusively for that transaction. Even in the 1970s I noted older ladies who would refuse a $2 bill in change or from the bank because it was "dirty money."

But if you pay for it, doesn't that make you a whoremonger??

.Tio, you are too damn fast!

 

[Tio_Narratore]

But if you pay for it, doesn't that make you a whoremonger??

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No. A "monger" sells it. A fishmonger gets paid for his wares. A whoremonger is a pimp.


pimpmobile

 

[Handley_Page]

But if you pay for it, doesn't that make you a whoremonger??

.Tio, you are too damn fast!

Surely, a xx-monger is the vendor of a product or service.

 

[SamScribble]

Surely, a xx-monger is the vendor of a product or service.

I seem to recall that 'Australians wouldn't give a XXXX for anything else.'

 

[Handley_Page]

I seem to recall that 'Australians wouldn't give a XXXX for anything else.'

Frankly, I'd rather drink a decent English Bitter.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Frankly, I'd rather drink a decent English Bitter.

Aren't all decent English bitter? It's only the indecent who have no regrets.

 

[MichaelinChina]

Aren't all decent English bitter? It's only the indecent who have no regrets.

Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien - Edith Piaf

 

[Handley_Page]

Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien - Edith Piaf

You rarely hear this song in English. I used to like this version by Kay Star:-
No Regrets

Predictably, it was not widely spread; the great Piaff was too much in peoples memory.
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Tio; the English are NOT bitter; our young drink what amounts to Gnats Piss; a ghastly brew made rather like 'lager'.
This may have been due in the most part to the taxes on alcohol, the desire by the Government to restrict widespread drunken orgies (more like battles) and generally be influenced by American Advertising. And the fact that it was cheaper to produce, required very little expertise on the part of the brewer (now replaced by an accountant) and could be sold to anyone under the age of 20 or so.
Fortunately, the micro-breweries, CAMRA and the craft beers movement are changing it back!