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Jun 7, 2017 21:45:08 GMT
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Post by mailartist on Jun 7, 2017 21:45:08 GMT
What an odd expression, now that I think of it. Why should lines ever be "dropped"? Will they shatter, if they do? Maybe it relates to cranky fountain pens with uneven ink delivery (i.e., "blotch me a line?")
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Jun 7, 2017 23:33:42 GMT
Post by tramplingrose on Jun 7, 2017 23:33:42 GMT
What an odd expression, now that I think of it. Why should lines ever be "dropped"? Will they shatter, if they do? Maybe it relates to cranky fountain pens with uneven ink delivery (i.e., "blotch me a line?") Maybe it's akin to "throw me a rope"? As long as we're still mentioning songs about letters/writing, I'm surprised no one mentioned The Boxtops' "The Letter."
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Jun 7, 2017 23:37:57 GMT
Post by tramplingrose on Jun 7, 2017 23:37:57 GMT
How 'bout Wilco's "Box Full of Letters":
Got a box full of letters, Think you might like to read Some things that you might like to see, But they're all addressed to me
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Jun 14, 2017 14:30:05 GMT
Post by distractedmom on Jun 14, 2017 14:30:05 GMT
One of my all-time favorite songs starts out: "Unsealed, on a porch a letter sat"
It's called "Yellow Ledbetter" by Pearl Jam and though the lyrics are practically indistinguishable, it is great for mumbling along to loudly. Eddie Vetter changes the lyrics when he performs it live, but the basic premise is that a boy has just received a letter from the Army telling him that his brother was killed during the first Gulf War.
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