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Lifter
Joined: 04 Jun 2006
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Location: Russia, Moscow
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 Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:28 am Post subject: Phrase from a film |
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| Hi there. In the film "Ice harvest" I ran into such a phrase "As Wichita falls, so falls Wichita falls". What does it mean? |
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Kristea
Joined: 17 Nov 2005
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Location: Minneapolis, MN USA
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Before I start, let me just say this is just a guess. I am not familiar with the film at all. Having said that...
"As Wichita falls, so falls Wichita falls".
I am wondering if there is reference to two cities here - Wichita and Wichita Falls. So as one city "falls", so does the other.
As Wichita falls, so falls Wichita Falls.
Just a guess - Kristi
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LucentShade
Joined: 30 Dec 2003
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Location: Nebraska, USA
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http://www.geocities.com/gamut_mag/iceharv.htm
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| There is ominous graffiti in scrawled in bathrooms all over town: �As Wichita Falls, so falls Wichita Falls.� It�s a pithy aphorism that might have been penned by some great Kansan bard, if such a thing existed. (The phrase is in fact the title of a Pat Metheny album, the relevance of which is lost on this reviewer.) |
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/iceharvest.html
Take a look at those two websites. In general, if some phrase seems strange to anyone as a learner, try putting it in quotes " " and searching for it on google--you might find some explanation. |
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