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“It was characteristic of the Jazz Age that it had no interest in politics at all. It was an age of miracles, it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, writing about the Twenties in 1931 This year Throwback Thursdays will be dedicated to a look back at how we have changed – or not – during the past century.  First I would update Fitzgerald’s quote for the Roaring Twenties of the 21st century: “It was characteristic of the Jazzed Age that it had...

http://www.marine-family.org/midis/music.htm MIDI - BEST OF MY LOVE I married for money...do not ever doubt it...you had resources I needIf I want an intern, that's nobody's business...in her place we'll do the deed I love sheets made of satin, and I like to look at the mirror aboveIf anything's left, I will give you the rest of my love If she's in her twenties, it's really exciting...that is the age I like bestA brunette or blondie...I'm pleased to boink either...Drudge, there's no dress that is messedI love sheets made of satin, and I like to look at the mirror aboveIf anything's...

Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang Compiled by William Denton buff@pobox.com. Copyright © 1993 - 2003. Please send me corrections, additions, suggestions and comments. Edition 3.9.2. Version 4.0 is planned. Originally published as a pamphlet by Miskatonic University Press, 1993. This glossary may not be reproduced on the World Wide Web in any form. You can link to it using this URL: http://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html. This glossary may be reproduced for public consumption as long as it is copied as is and in its entirety and no extra charge beyond copying or printing costs is made. Other arrangements may...