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Liz Heard
Senior Member Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Location: South West Status: Offline Points: 1429 |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2011 at 8:00pm |
hi members/visitors
recognisant of the fact that we are now entering low posting "close season", heres a diversion that hopefully isnt "teaching Granny to suck eggs" too much. did you know that in common US 30s-4os slang, that "viping" meant marijuana smoking? viz: "do you vipe? are you a viper?" want proof? ok. heres a 1930s/40s jazz/blues recordings album cover....... Lyrics courtesy of greats inc Fats Waller; according to this cartoonist, the snake species in the Garden of Eden was Bitis arietans, the Puff Adder cheers, Ben |
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