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- Why did Cole Porter think the pants of the Roxy Usher were The Top . . .
The Roxy was the ne plus ultra of New York theaters at the time, and showman Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel spared no expense to make everything as showy as possible Down to the pants on his ushers, who wore quasi-military costumes and even drilled together Porter was being sarcastic here, as he was with several other of the superlatives in that
- Could someone explain what the lyrics of Roxy Roller by Sweeney Todd . . .
Roxy Roller by Sweeney Todd Could someone explain what these lyrics mean? “Fab up job she gets bubble gum on her knees…down between the seats sometimes she’ll pass you the keys” - this sounds vaguely sexual, but under scrutiny, just doesn’t make sense Also - what is he saying about her daddy? Is he saying “the commissioner?” Because it almost sounds like he’s saying “La
- Who (or what) is Masy Leroux? - Straight Dope
In Ella Fitzgerald’s version of Cole Porter’s “You’re the Top,” she sings: So who or what is a masy leroux? I can’t find anything by googling “masy leroux” except these lyrics
- Another lost great idea in the MMP - Straight Dope
The 401k from my second retirement went into a fund that’s destined to put Roxy and Tobias thru post-secondary education In a matter of a couple of days, it dropped by $20K, so I’m guessing it’s largely in stocks I’m not going to panic because it’s got years to recover, but losing something over 11% that fast is rather sickening
- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster: why did Cain order GC to lock the . . .
Regarding the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003: In the first moments when flight director Leroy Cain realized that the space shuttle Columbia was probably lost, he calls on Ground Control to “lock the doors ” What was the purpose of this command? Why would the doors (of mission control, I guess) need to be locked?
- Thwarted Plans in the MMP - Straight Dope
My plan for this morning was to drop 'im indoors at the station to get his train and then stop off at the petrol station near home to put some air in the tyres as the pressure warning light was on yesterday Got to the petrol station, and the air machine is broken! Thwarted plans…now I have to go somewhere else to do that job
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