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Club-toting?
"From Pasolini to Jean Genet, Sophocles ¡ìOedipus¡í to Freuds theory of the negative Oedipus, kimonoed drag queens to club-toting student radicals:"
What does 'club-toting' mean here?
What does 'club-toting' mean here?
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[/nq] carrying clubs Interestingly, my dictionary says the origin of the verb "to tote" (=to carry) is unknown. A back-formation from "tote bag"? The expression "tote bag" is odd.
- [/nq] carrying clubs Interestingly, my dictionary says the origin of the verb "to tote" (=to carry) is unknown.
- A back-formation from "tote bag"?
- The expression "tote bag" is odd.
- A bag you carry?
- A bag for carrying?
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[nq:1]"From Pasolini to Jean Genet, Sophocles ¡ìOedipus¡í to Freuds theory of the negative Oedipus, kimonoed drag queens to club-toting studentradicals:" What does 'club-toting' mean here?[/nq]
carrying clubs
Interestingly, my dictionary says the origin of the verb "to tote" (=to carry) is unknown. A back-formation from "tote bag"?
The expression "tote bag" is odd. A bag you carry
carrying clubs
Interestingly, my dictionary says the origin of the verb "to tote" (=to carry) is unknown. A back-formation from "tote bag"?
The expression "tote bag" is odd. A bag you carry
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In our last episode,
, the lovely and talented Adrian Bailey
broadcast on alt.usage.english:
The verb tote is attested to the 17th century and tote bag only to
1900. My dictionary (MWCD11) says "probably" from an English creoleand points to several apparent cognates in Bantu languages. I find it convincing.
[nq:1]The expression "tote bag" is odd. A bag you carry? A bag for
, the lovely and talented Adrian Bailey
broadcast on alt.usage.english:
The verb tote is attested to the 17th century and tote bag only to
1900. My dictionary (MWCD11) says "probably" from an English creoleand points to several apparent cognates in Bantu languages. I find it convincing.
[nq:1]The expression "tote bag" is odd. A bag you carry? A bag for
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[nq:2]"From Pasolini to Jean Genet, Sophocles ¡ìOedipus¡í to Freuds theory ... queens to club-toting student radicals:" What does 'club-toting' mean here?[/nq]
[nq:1]carrying clubs Interestingly, my dictionary says the origin of the verb "to tote" (=to carry) is unknown. A back-formation from "tote bag"? The expression "tote bag" is odd. A bag you carry? A bag for carrying? Either way, it goes
[nq:1]carrying clubs Interestingly, my dictionary says the origin of the verb "to tote" (=to carry) is unknown. A back-formation from "tote bag"? The expression "tote bag" is odd. A bag you carry? A bag for carrying? Either way, it goes
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[nq:1]"From Pasolini to Jean Genet, Sophocles ¡ìOedipus¡í to Freuds theory of the negative Oedipus, kimonoed drag queens to club-toting student radicals:" What does 'club-toting' mean here?[/nq]
That the writer wants to paint student radicals as thugs, and is using his own form of thuggery to do it.
That the writer wants to paint student radicals as thugs, and is using his own form of thuggery to do it.
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[nq:2]"From Pasolini to Jean Genet, Sophocles ¡ìOedipus¡í to Freuds theory ... queens to club-toting student radicals:" What does 'club-toting' mean here?[/nq]
[nq:1]That the writer wants to paint student radicals as thugs, and is using his own form of thuggery to do it.[/nq]
Except that the writer is describing imagery used by a filmmaker, not making a political comment.
"Such dizzyin
[nq:1]That the writer wants to paint student radicals as thugs, and is using his own form of thuggery to do it.[/nq]
Except that the writer is describing imagery used by a filmmaker, not making a political comment.
"Such dizzyin
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Martin Ambuhl (Email Removed) wrote on 22 Feb 2004:
[nq:2]"From Pasolini to Jean Genet, Sophocles ¡ìOedipus¡í to Freuds theory ... queens to club-toting student radicals:" What does 'club-toting' mean here?[/nq]
[nq:1]That the writer wants to paint student radicals as thugs, and is using his own form of thuggery to do it.[/nq]
I was at Columbia University in NYC during the 1970 riot, a
[nq:2]"From Pasolini to Jean Genet, Sophocles ¡ìOedipus¡í to Freuds theory ... queens to club-toting student radicals:" What does 'club-toting' mean here?[/nq]
[nq:1]That the writer wants to paint student radicals as thugs, and is using his own form of thuggery to do it.[/nq]
I was at Columbia University in NYC during the 1970 riot, a
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John Sullivan infrared:
[nq:1]"From Pasolini to Jean Genet, Sophocles ¡ìOedipus¡í to Freuds theory of the negative Oedipus, kimonoed drag queens to club-toting student radicals:" What does 'club-toting' mean here?[/nq]
I'm impressed that you got that far through the sentence.
Peter Moylan (Email Removed)
[nq:1]"From Pasolini to Jean Genet, Sophocles ¡ìOedipus¡í to Freuds theory of the negative Oedipus, kimonoed drag queens to club-toting student radicals:" What does 'club-toting' mean here?[/nq]
I'm impressed that you got that far through the sentence.
Peter Moylan (Email Removed)
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