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Can you pay my bills?
Can you pay my bills?
Can you pay my telephone bills?
Can you pay my automo-bills?
If you did, maybe we could chill.
It's common knowledge that Beyonce' invented the words "Bootylicious" and "Survivor" but not the words "Bug-A-Boo" and "Say My Name", which were in dictionaries BEFORE Destiny's Child formed. BUT, what about their song "Bills"?
What's the third line of the chorus mean? Automo-bills? Is this yet ANOTHER word that Beyonce' invented. What type of usage is that, if she invented "automo-BILLS" from automobiles and bills. It's definitely NOT the same suffix thing as she did with "Bootylicious". So, what is it? Is "automobills" now a legit word?
Also, Beyonce' mentions "Scrubs" in "Bills". "Scrubs" was a word that Left Patch from TLC invented before she died in a plane crash. BUT, is Beyonce' allowed to say "scrubs" in "Bills" if the word was so new? It seems like intellectual plagiarism, IMO, and if Left Patch had lived I'm sure she would have sued Beyonce'.
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Can you pay my telephone bills?
Can you pay my automo-bills?
If you did, maybe we could chill.
It's common knowledge that Beyonce' invented the words "Bootylicious" and "Survivor" but not the words "Bug-A-Boo" and "Say My Name", which were in dictionaries BEFORE Destiny's Child formed. BUT, what about their song "Bills"?
What's the third line of the chorus mean? Automo-bills? Is this yet ANOTHER word that Beyonce' invented. What type of usage is that, if she invented "automo-BILLS" from automobiles and bills. It's definitely NOT the same suffix thing as she did with "Bootylicious". So, what is it? Is "automobills" now a legit word?
Also, Beyonce' mentions "Scrubs" in "Bills". "Scrubs" was a word that Left Patch from TLC invented before she died in a plane crash. BUT, is Beyonce' allowed to say "scrubs" in "Bills" if the word was so new? It seems like intellectual plagiarism, IMO, and if Left Patch had lived I'm sure she would have sued Beyonce'.
Comments?
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[nq:1]It's common knowledge that Beyonce' invented the words "Bootylicious" and "Survivor" "Scrubs" was a word that Left Patch from TLC invented Comments?[/nq]
Just one thing: what kind of evil *** are you smoking?
This here is my post. Is it not nifty? Worship the post.
Just one thing: what kind of evil *** are you smoking?
This here is my post. Is it not nifty? Worship the post.
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[nq:1]Can you pay my bills? Can you pay my telephone bills? Can you pay my automo-bills? If you did, maybe we could chill. It's common knowledge that Beyonce' invented the words "Bootylicious" and "Survivor"[/nq]
A couple days ago Evan referred here to "Dr. Dre's 1992 use of "bootylicious". "
"Your bark was loud, but your bite wasn't vicious
And them rhymes you were kickin were quite b
A couple days ago Evan referred here to "Dr. Dre's 1992 use of "bootylicious". "
"Your bark was loud, but your bite wasn't vicious
And them rhymes you were kickin were quite b
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[nq:2]It's common knowledge that Beyonce' invented the words "Bootylicious" and "Survivor" "Scrubs" was a word that Left Patch from TLC invented Comments?[/nq]
[nq:1]Just one thing: what kind of evil *** are you smoking?[/nq]
I'm not sure what you mean. Why would you ask such a thing?
[nq:1]Just one thing: what kind of evil *** are you smoking?[/nq]
I'm not sure what you mean. Why would you ask such a thing?
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[nq:2]Can you pay my bills? Can you pay my telephone ... So, what is it? Is "automobills" now a legit word?[/nq]
[nq:1]It's a pun. A play on words. You know, witty.[/nq]
But, she could have simply said "automobile bills", and it would have worked out just fine. I don't get what significance "automobilles" has to the song. At least "bootlyicious", "say my name", "scrubs", and "pigeons" all
[nq:1]It's a pun. A play on words. You know, witty.[/nq]
But, she could have simply said "automobile bills", and it would have worked out just fine. I don't get what significance "automobilles" has to the song. At least "bootlyicious", "say my name", "scrubs", and "pigeons" all
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[nq:1]But, she could have simply said "automobile bills", and it would have worked out just fine. I don't get what ... At least "bootlyicious", "say my name", "scrubs", and "pigeons" all had significance and HAD TO be used in the songs.[/nq]
"Automobile bills" wouldn't have scanned well (one too many syllables), so the songwriter came up with a portmanteau word, "automo-bills".
As it
"Automobile bills" wouldn't have scanned well (one too many syllables), so the songwriter came up with a portmanteau word, "automo-bills".
As it
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[nq:2]It's common knowledge that Beyonce' invented the words "Bootylicious" and "Survivor"[/nq]
[nq:1]A couple days ago Evan referred here to "Dr. Dre's 1992 use of "bootylicious". " "Your bark was loud, but ... bootylicious You get with Doggy Dogg oh is he crazy? With ya mama and your daddy hollin' Bay - Bee"[/nq]
As the lyrics indicate, it was actually Snoop (Doggy) Dogg who used "bootyl
[nq:1]A couple days ago Evan referred here to "Dr. Dre's 1992 use of "bootylicious". " "Your bark was loud, but ... bootylicious You get with Doggy Dogg oh is he crazy? With ya mama and your daddy hollin' Bay - Bee"[/nq]
As the lyrics indicate, it was actually Snoop (Doggy) Dogg who used "bootyl
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[nq:2]A couple days ago Evan referred here to "Dr. Dre's ... With ya mama and your daddy hollin' Bay - Bee"[/nq]
[nq:1]As the lyrics indicate, it was actually Snoop (Doggy) Dogg who used "bootylicious" in a guest appearance on Dr. Dre's ... used "bootylicious" in a pejorative sense, before Destiny's Child christened the ameliorative sense. (Perhaps it shifted from "steatopygic" to "callipygian
[nq:1]As the lyrics indicate, it was actually Snoop (Doggy) Dogg who used "bootylicious" in a guest appearance on Dr. Dre's ... used "bootylicious" in a pejorative sense, before Destiny's Child christened the ameliorative sense. (Perhaps it shifted from "steatopygic" to "callipygian
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John Dean filted:
[nq:2]As the lyrics indicate, it was actually Snoop (Doggy) Dogg ... the ameliorative sense. (Perhaps it shifted from "steatopygic" to "callipygian"?)[/nq]
[nq:1]"steatopygic"? "callipygian"? expialidocious?[/nq]
"Large-bummed" and "lovely-bummed", respectively...not a shift but a refinement under certain sets of aesthetic standards..r
[nq:2]As the lyrics indicate, it was actually Snoop (Doggy) Dogg ... the ameliorative sense. (Perhaps it shifted from "steatopygic" to "callipygian"?)[/nq]
[nq:1]"steatopygic"? "callipygian"? expialidocious?[/nq]
"Large-bummed" and "lovely-bummed", respectively...not a shift but a refinement under certain sets of aesthetic standards..r
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[nq:1]"steatopygic"?[/nq]
lard-assed.
[nq:1]"callipygian"?[/nq]
A cute ****.
This here is my post. Is it not nifty? Worship the post.
lard-assed.
[nq:1]"callipygian"?[/nq]
A cute ****.
This here is my post. Is it not nifty? Worship the post.
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[nq:2]As the lyrics indicate, it was actually Snoop (Doggy) Dogg ... the ameliorative sense. (Perhaps it shifted from "steatopygic" to "callipygian"?)[/nq]
[nq:1]"steatopygic"? "callipygian"? expialidocious?[/nq]
'Expialidocian' is the new eezi-t-spel user-friendly form.
Mike.
[nq:1]"steatopygic"? "callipygian"? expialidocious?[/nq]
'Expialidocian' is the new eezi-t-spel user-friendly form.
Mike.
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