[Trombone-l] 40's Swing Lyrics

[Stan Brager]

Earl;

It's used for both for the same reason - they're both on their feet a lot.
One has to determine the context to arrive at which meaning is relevant.

Another example of a slang term which has multiple meaning is "jive". In the
tune "All The Jive Is Gone", the singer is using "jive" as a reference to
marijuana. Another song may refer to talking jive in which case "jive" is
BS.

Stan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Earl Needham" <needhame1 at plateautel.net>
To: <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] 40's Swing Lyrics


> At 11:31 PM 5/14/2006, Stan Brager wrote:
> ><snip>The term "flatfoot" is a reference to a prostitute
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>          Funny -- I've heard it used for cops instead.
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>          Earl
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> Earl Needham, KD5XB, Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk
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