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14 Feb 26 - 01:43 AM (#4235782) Subject: '... packed the elusive prune' wha? From: GUEST,Jon Bartlett A line from a Haywire Mac song, listing the jobs he's had. Is this slang, or does he actually mean "prune"? Enquiring minds need to know. Jon Bartlett |
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14 Feb 26 - 02:31 AM (#4235783) Subject: RE: '... packed the elusive prune' wha? From: GUEST,Phil d'Conch Origins: Great American Bum |
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14 Feb 26 - 08:12 AM (#4235796) Subject: RE: '... packed the elusive prune' wha? From: Lighter He means "prune." For an inexplicable reason, back in the '20s, "elusive" was sometimes used as a jocular adjective without real meaning. "Festive" was similar. A prune might humorously be considered "elusive" because you can't find them growing like other fruits. |
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14 Feb 26 - 02:58 PM (#4235802) Subject: RE: '... packed the elusive prune' wha? From: GUEST 'Echo softly in the distance through the canyons of your mind' - The Elusive Prunes In our hometown there was a Prune Exchange and in the neighboring town a Nut Exchange both the butt of many a youthful joke. |
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14 Feb 26 - 04:31 PM (#4235805) Subject: RE: '... packed the elusive prune' wha? From: GUEST 'no matter how young a prune may be it's always full of wrinkles'- Frank Crumit |