Winged WordsHamilton, 1988 - 292 pagini |
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Pagina 77
... short for hypodermic needle . And it can mean ( from the beginning of the century ) either the needle itself ( alternative hype - stick ) ; or ( from the Twenties ) an injection of narcotics ; or ( from the Twenties ) an addict who ...
... short for hypodermic needle . And it can mean ( from the beginning of the century ) either the needle itself ( alternative hype - stick ) ; or ( from the Twenties ) an injection of narcotics ; or ( from the Twenties ) an addict who ...
Pagina 118
... from Washing- ton strikes me as being a bit too hairy - chested and Ramboesque to become widely popular . The phrase is ' short strokes ' , and it appears to mean something like coming towards a climax . 118 Short Strokes.
... from Washing- ton strikes me as being a bit too hairy - chested and Ramboesque to become widely popular . The phrase is ' short strokes ' , and it appears to mean something like coming towards a climax . 118 Short Strokes.
Pagina 119
... short strokes , and the Soviets were beginning to adjust their position . ' What can Schultz have had in mind ? The classical explana- tion could be that he was referring to the Ancient Greek trireme . Short strokes , we can say with ...
... short strokes , and the Soviets were beginning to adjust their position . ' What can Schultz have had in mind ? The classical explana- tion could be that he was referring to the Ancient Greek trireme . Short strokes , we can say with ...
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