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sigmoid
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| Off-topic, but Sweetsee is your quote at the bottom from a Nico song? I think I know it. |
Yes Nico did a nice version of this song, 'These Days', that was used quite well by Wes Anderson in the film 'The Royal Tenenbaums' in the scene where Margot gets off the Green Line bus to meet Richie when he arrives back in New York.
But actually the song was written by Jackson Browne when he was 16 years old. He worked on Nico's 'Chelsea Girls' album [1967] on which the song appears. Apparently he also had a brief relationship with her. Originally it was recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1966 while Browne was a member, but not released until 1968 on the third album 'Rare Junk'. Browne did his own version a few years later on his second album "For Everyman" [1973]. |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
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| Can someone just clarify the title of this thread. Sucking=crap? when I was at school if you were accussed of sucking up to teacher it meant you were the kid bringing the apple to class, trying to be teacher's pet. |
Don't ask me .. I'm not sure what's going on ... I thought I was being sarcastic above ... but apparently I wasn't  |
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Super Frank
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| You made me laugh SIO, very much |
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Sweetsee
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:06 am Post subject: |
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Hi Guest,
Disappointed?
Awesome advice, as usual...thanks man.
Hi DMB,
Sucking=crap...right.
Hi Sigmoid,
Very interesting, never knew that. Are you a big fan of Nico, or perhaps Jackson Browne? Used to see him on the beach up at the Ranch, with Darryl, and at the Bowl.
Hi SIO,
Guess the jokes on me, thanks. And thanks to you too Frank, for your contribution. |
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Super Frank
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Hey Sweetsee, I dont think anyone was laughing at you, it was a very interesting thread. SIO just tickled me with his comment. My gut reaction would have been talk to the DOS, but with hindsight, the truth will out as they say, take care
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Sweetsee
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks SF, too thin skinned I am.
Thanks for the support, better now,
nice post.
Have a great weekend,
s
P.S. Where are you? |
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Super Frank
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Anytime.
Right now I am in France but have landed a job in Guiyang so will be out in a matter of weeks, via England.
You too have a great w/e
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Sweetsee
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Hi Frank,
France, whereabouts, teaching?
Why China, how long?
Weekend is on, Super G tonight!
Enjoy,
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Sweetsee
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Hi Frank,
France, whereabouts, teaching?
Why China, how long?
Weekend is on, Super G tonight!
Enjoy,
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Cdaniels
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject: Etymology of "sucking" |
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| Can someone just clarify the title of this thread. Sucking=crap? when I was at school if you were accussed of sucking up to teacher it meant you were the kid bringing the apple to class, trying to be teacher's pet. |
according to www.etymonline.com:
Slang sense of "be contemptible" first attested 1971 (the underlying notion is of fellatio). Suck eggs is from 1906. Suck hind tit "be inferior" is Amer.Eng. slang first recorded 1940.
I would think something "sucking" should be a great, wonderful thing! 
English is so strange.  |
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