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Group: alt.usage.english · Group Profile
Author: Alan HopeAlan Hope Date: Apr 29, 2008 03:28
>In the song “Don't Cry For Me Argentina” (of the musical Evita fame),
>the lyrics has this section:
>«
>You won't believe me
>All you will see is a girl you once knew
>Although she's dressed up to the nines
>At sixes and sevens with you
>»
>What does the nines, sixes, and sevens, mean?
It means Tim Rice is the worst lyricist the world has ever seen. He's
writing this tragic song for a tragic heroine, right, and he sticks in
an utterly fucking imbecilic little joke with two expressions that
both contain numbers.
He thinks it's clever!
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