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Glossary of terms
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Monday, September 21, 2009
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Helium |
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Journalistic shorthand for falsetto, grating when overused (esp. continually) |
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Tiny Tim, castrato, moletastic |
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'Don't think much or yours, matey' |
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Vatican choirs, Viennese Boy Choir, Island Records |
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Kray |
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Demented gangster-like Californian twins, originating from Squatney, E London, ruled the 70s London glam-pop scene with reign of terror and intimidation |
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Pelvis, hat-stand, sign here, squeak, fish, sidekick, moletastic |
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'Believe me, this will hurt you more than it hurts me' |
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Were responsible for creation of Spandau Ballet in mid 80s, also many other twin boy-bands and poofs |
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Moletastic |
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Expression of recognition of mole-related components in a given environment. Example environments might include audio, dunghill, zoological garden |
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Squeak, helium, fish, Kray, sycophant |
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"A mole in time saves cash" |
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No significant mole use has been recorded in history |
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Sidekick |
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One condemned to perpetual 'also-ran' status, wise enough to perceive allotted role and to function as witting feed-person |
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Sycophant, didn't even sign the contract, un-person, Orwell |
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'And where is that guitar now, Todd?', 'Can I get you something?' |
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'That band with Hitler on the keyboards?' |
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