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Ivanhr Posted 17 years ago
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Hi,
I'm having difficulty understanding this. I tried to translate it into simpler English but there are parts of the text that I find hard to interpret.
Green hocker croakin'
In the Pygmy Twylyte
Crankin' an' a-coke'n
In the Winchell's do-nut Midnite
Out of his deep on a `fore day run
Hurtin' for sleep in the Quaalude Moonlight
Green hocker in a Greyhound locker
Smokin' in the Pygmy Twylyte
Joined the bus on the 33rd seat
By the doo-doo room with the reek replete
My version
Noob looser (jerk) smoking
In the Pygmy Twylyte (a reference to a drug maybe?)
Out of his mind drinking a coke (??)
In the Winchell's do-nut (at) Midnite
Out of his deep (out of his inner self ????) from selling drugs (on) the previous day
In need of sleep in the Quaalude Moonlight (again a reference to drug)
Noob looser in a Greyhound locker (is 'locker' here a reference to a small bus)
Smokin' in the Pygmy Twilight
Joined the bus on the 33rd seat. (why seat instead of street)
By the shi... room with reek replete (maybe a reference to a place where the junkies hang out and which smells awful)
I'm having difficulty understanding this. I tried to translate it into simpler English but there are parts of the text that I find hard to interpret.
Green hocker croakin'
In the Pygmy Twylyte
Crankin' an' a-coke'n
In the Winchell's do-nut Midnite
Out of his deep on a `fore day run
Hurtin' for sleep in the Quaalude Moonlight
Green hocker in a Greyhound locker
Smokin' in the Pygmy Twylyte
Joined the bus on the 33rd seat
By the doo-doo room with the reek replete
My version
Noob looser (jerk) smoking
In the Pygmy Twylyte (a reference to a drug maybe?)
Out of his mind drinking a coke (??)
In the Winchell's do-nut (at) Midnite
Out of his deep (out of his inner self ????) from selling drugs (on) the previous day
In need of sleep in the Quaalude Moonlight (again a reference to drug)
Noob looser in a Greyhound locker (is 'locker' here a reference to a small bus)
Smokin' in the Pygmy Twilight
Joined the bus on the 33rd seat. (why seat instead of street)
By the shi... room with reek replete (maybe a reference to a place where the junkies hang out and which smells awful)
Top answer
Valiant effort... There was not much English there to work with :-)
- Valiant effort...
- There was not much English there to work with :-)
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Valiant effort...
There was not much English there to work with :-)
There was not much English there to work with :-)
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Crankin' an' a-coke'n
Out of his mind drinking a coke (??)
These are references to two specific [illegal] drugs. (i.e., using crank and using cocaine)
Out of his mind drinking a coke (??)
These are references to two specific [illegal] drugs. (i.e., using crank and using cocaine)
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There are more drug-references here than you realise.
"Crankin' an' a-coke'n" -- "Crank" is another slang word for Crystal Methamphetamine.
"Coke" would be Cocaine, another stimulant -- hence four days without sleep.
"Green hocker croakin'" -- see also Mount Wannahockaloogie ("Finding Nemo" -- Pixar)
Indicates the poor health of a person "Crankin' an' a-coke'n", "On a four-da
"Crankin' an' a-coke'n" -- "Crank" is another slang word for Crystal Methamphetamine.
"Coke" would be Cocaine, another stimulant -- hence four days without sleep.
"Green hocker croakin'" -- see also Mount Wannahockaloogie ("Finding Nemo" -- Pixar)
Indicates the poor health of a person "Crankin' an' a-coke'n", "On a four-da
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