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DrWorm
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 Posted - 10/03/2007 : 14:27:35
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Anyone else think it would be cool to have a FB Dictionary? Like all the obscure, not so common words Frank uses in his songs. It could also contain tid bits and trivia as well !
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 10/03/2007 : 16:12:26
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that would be really cool!
We're all obscure fans.- trobrianders
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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Posted - 10/03/2007 : 18:24:28
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What words are you thinking of, DrWorm?
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
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Posted - 10/03/2007 : 19:49:28
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Idalgo Clandestino
- FB Fan -
Yugoslavia
104 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2007 : 04:48:04
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Great idea, Doctor!
As a (usually) non English speaking fan of Francis i always wondered if his obscure lyrics seemed so obscure to me, because i didn't understand them or if they were intended to be obscure. Or both.
As an example: "a spot of blue in the black of the eye of the Lord" - is this a common English saying or did Frank make it up in his poetic geniality?
Other example: Who are the "people of the corn"?
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i'd like to right a book about that!
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 10/04/2007 : 05:58:49
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There was such a thing in the late 90s -- an online database of the more obscure Frank terms and their definitions. I'll pull from my damaged memory banks the specifics and get back to this thread....
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theonecontender
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
565 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2007 : 10:00:47
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masturbatory
star-spangled
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kfs
= Cult of Ray =
USA
889 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2007 : 11:09:26
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pelagic
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Edited by - kfs on 10/04/2007 11:11:08 |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2007 : 11:54:49
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The Blacktionary would make a great addition to the Discopedia. Somebody ought to take up the cause and pitch the idea to Dean.
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
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Posted - 10/04/2007 : 12:05:26
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The existing Blactionary entries alongside the songs within the Discopedia are already useful. We could just keep adding. How does it work at present. We send a suggestion then wait for the mods?
For instance Western Star's current entries are extensive but what's freon bingo?
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 10/04/2007 : 13:26:31
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We could call it 'The Scheming Behemoth's Word Search'!!
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 10/04/2007 : 18:21:39
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I guess we could start posting the words and the defs to get it started...we can just start a mini dictionary here until we get official approval.
We're all obscure fans.- trobrianders
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Mismatched Sasquatch
- FB Fan -
USA
37 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 19:24:11
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Czar
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
321 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2007 : 05:58:32
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I second Ishist! My life will not know peace of mind until I find a credible description of Ishist!
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
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Posted - 10/06/2007 : 07:33:04
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I took it to mean 'sort of-ist', a contradiction in terms, a vague dogmatic. Exactly the kind of character you'd meet on an odyssey. But it's probably made-up or something else, like from ancient civilisation.
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Czar
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
321 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2007 : 10:26:18
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Yeah, but "debating with his clone"??? This drives me crazy. I gotta understand.
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
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Posted - 10/06/2007 : 12:09:39
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The Russians used to have a verb for whipping one's serf. I wonder if we'll have one for debating with one's clone.
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Brank_Flack
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
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Posted - 10/06/2007 : 12:55:04
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quote:
Originally posted by Idalgo Clandestino
Great idea, Doctor!
As a (usually) non English speaking fan of Francis i always wondered if his obscure lyrics seemed so obscure to me, because i didn't understand them or if they were intended to be obscure. Or both.
As an example: "a spot of blue in the black of the eye of the Lord" - is this a common English saying or did Frank make it up in his poetic geniality?
Other example: Who are the "people of the corn"?
etc
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etc
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etc
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i'd like to right a book about that!
bradbury vonnegut robinson
well i interpret that as the following:
billy radcliffe was the first boy born in space, space appeares black, when he sees the earth it would be a spot of blue in the vast blackness of space |
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donnapdx
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 10/08/2007 : 16:10:05
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| This is great. Many a time I have triumphed in a friendly game of hangman by using words from Frank Black's lyrics. A Blacktionary would be so handy and just all around fabulous. |
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Czar
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
321 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2007 : 16:29:17
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Anybody thought of using a wiki? I used to be quite active (many bees under my belt) on a local band's forum and they put up an Encyclopedia for both the forum and the band with a wiki. That was pretty cool.
Check out http://peuple.webhop.org/
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2007 : 14:45:42
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quote:
Originally posted by Czar
I second Ishist! My life will not know peace of mind until I find a credible description of Ishist!
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Do you think the Pixies were a brouillon of Black Francis?
From Ishvara. Know your Hindû Dharma.
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treetime
- FB Fan -
USA
217 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2007 : 23:56:35
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Frank Black Dictionary
