View Full Version : The Importance of the humble hyphen
scottish-guy
September 11th, 2018, 15:41
Seen on twitter:
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snotface
September 11th, 2018, 15:56
And of the humble space between words. Many years ago I saw a sign in a Bangkok shop window which read, 'You are allmost wellcome by our friendly staffs'.
frequent
September 11th, 2018, 16:26
A friend has sent me a photo of Australia's Defence Minister, so camp he was once described in parliament as a "mincing poodle":
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He's married with four children
scottish-guy
September 11th, 2018, 17:47
Village People moment.
I’m old enough to remember that when the Village People malarkey first came to the attention of the UK, local TV and radio stations were booking clergymen to tell the viewers and listeners about the good work VP were doing in publicising the YMCA.
The goodwill from Churches quickly gave way to open hostility as the real situation became known.
:D
latintopxxx
September 14th, 2018, 03:02
scotty...the church does not like competition when its comes to things camp and flamboyant...
Marsilius
September 14th, 2018, 16:58
In a similar vein, the US Navy was apparently delighted when Village People asked permission to film the video for their song In the navy on board a US warship. Oblivious, it seems, to VP's trademark double entendres, the admirals thought that the video would be an excellent recruiting tool ("We want you, we want you, we want you as a new recruit!)
The end result probably appalled - or perhaps delighted some of - them: https://youtu.be/InBXu-iY7cw
Jellybean
September 14th, 2018, 23:43
Thanks Marsilius for posting the YouTube clip and taking me down memory lane. It's been a while since I last saw the video. By the way, my favourite member of the group was the Native American, Felipe Ortiz Rose.
paborn
September 15th, 2018, 00:59
I remember the story, I think in "rolliong Stone" , when the Admirals found out what the Village People were all about. Hilarious.
Khor tose
September 15th, 2018, 21:25
The Story of "The Navy"
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=25732
Marsilius
September 22nd, 2018, 02:35
By the way, if you thought that In the navy made life on a US warship look somewhat camp, there's another video that makes the same point - but even more so! - about the Russian fleet. Admirers of virile young matelots will love this one - and positively swoon, in all probability, for the charismatic cabin boy with the winning smile who certainly seems popular with his shipmates and who gets a solo spot from 4'30" onwards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K21yj2lEgrA
francois
September 22nd, 2018, 18:34
Them's not sailors, them's danseurs.:clapping:
bkkguy
September 22nd, 2018, 19:58
sometimes even punctuation won't help - seen at Tops Market Silom Complex today
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