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Rifleman
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 6:54 am
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I'm reading an English novel but having a hard time to comprehend some parts
and I would appreciate it if you guys can help me out.
In the following paragraph, I can't grasp the meaning of last sentence.
"~ . He was half-asleep facedown on the massage table when I stripped and
tried to get him to have it off with me. I was ready- and it was obvious he
was ready too - but instead of his willie, he waved you in my face."
Thanks,
Rifleman
Corea
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Alan OBrien
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 8:22 am
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"Rifleman" <tellmewhatever@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I'm reading an English novel but having a hard time to comprehend some
parts
and I would appreciate it if you guys can help me out.
In the following paragraph, I can't grasp the meaning of last sentence.
"~ . He was half-asleep facedown on the massage table when I stripped and
tried to get him to have it off with me. I was ready- and it was obvious
he
was ready too - but instead of his willie, he waved you in my face."
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As the man and woman were about to have sex, the man mentioned another woman
which caused disruption to the sex act. This other woman was the woman being
addressed in the passage you quote. |
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Tony Cooper
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 8:31 am
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On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 02:22:59 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
<alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
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"Rifleman" <tellmewhatever@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cho9eu$59o$1@news1.kornet.net...
I'm reading an English novel but having a hard time to comprehend some
parts
and I would appreciate it if you guys can help me out.
In the following paragraph, I can't grasp the meaning of last sentence.
"~ . He was half-asleep facedown on the massage table when I stripped and
tried to get him to have it off with me. I was ready- and it was obvious
he
was ready too - but instead of his willie, he waved you in my face."
As the man and woman were about to have sex, the man mentioned another woman
which caused disruption to the sex act. This other woman was the woman being
addressed in the passage you quote.
Why did you deduce that it was a man and a woman, and that the third |
person was also a woman? From what was stated, it could very well be
three men. Who knows what type of novels Rifleman reads?
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Rifleman
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:49 am
Post subject: Re: He waved you in my face. |
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"Tony Cooper" <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 02:22:59 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
"Rifleman" <tellmewhatever@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cho9eu$59o$1@news1.kornet.net...
I'm reading an English novel but having a hard time to comprehend some
parts
and I would appreciate it if you guys can help me out.
In the following paragraph, I can't grasp the meaning of last sentence.
"~ . He was half-asleep facedown on the massage table when I stripped
and
tried to get him to have it off with me. I was ready- and it was
obvious
he
was ready too - but instead of his willie, he waved you in my face."
As the man and woman were about to have sex, the man mentioned another
woman
which caused disruption to the sex act. This other woman was the woman
being
addressed in the passage you quote.
Why did you deduce that it was a man and a woman, and that the third
person was also a woman? From what was stated, it could very well be
three men. Who knows what type of novels Rifleman reads?
Two ladies and a man. The third person is a woman, and that so accidentally |
named 'Tony' in the book, Tony. What a coincidence! By the way, the word
'willie' might be another key word for me to guess what the sentence means
from the context. What does 'willie' stand for? I can't find it in any dic.
Thanks, Tony. |
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Tony Cooper
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:28 am
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On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 12:49:56 +0900, "Rifleman"
<tellmewhatever@hotmail.com> wrote:
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"Tony Cooper" <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:0vfvj09d4lf2mm22qok8pr1qb51jbfnirp@4ax.com...
On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 02:22:59 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
"Rifleman" <tellmewhatever@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cho9eu$59o$1@news1.kornet.net...
I'm reading an English novel but having a hard time to comprehend some
parts
and I would appreciate it if you guys can help me out.
In the following paragraph, I can't grasp the meaning of last sentence.
"~ . He was half-asleep facedown on the massage table when I stripped
and
tried to get him to have it off with me. I was ready- and it was
obvious
he
was ready too - but instead of his willie, he waved you in my face."
As the man and woman were about to have sex, the man mentioned another
woman
which caused disruption to the sex act. This other woman was the woman
being
addressed in the passage you quote.
Why did you deduce that it was a man and a woman, and that the third
person was also a woman? From what was stated, it could very well be
three men. Who knows what type of novels Rifleman reads?
Two ladies and a man. The third person is a woman, and that so accidentally
named 'Tony' in the book, Tony. What a coincidence! By the way, the word
'willie' might be another key word for me to guess what the sentence means
from the context. What does 'willie' stand for? I can't find it in any dic.
Thanks, Tony.
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"Willie" is one of the many slang terms for "penis". The waving of
the willie was figurative since even the most....errr....developed
willie waves in a short arc. If the man was as ready as indicated,
the waving would be more of a swaying.
Now that I have explained what "willie" means, I trust I don't have to
explain what it stands for.
Usually, the female version of the name is spelled "Toni". Often
short for Antonia. Exceptions, of course. |
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Rifleman
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:38 am
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"Tony Cooper" <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 12:49:56 +0900, "Rifleman"
tellmewhatever@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Tony Cooper" <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 02:22:59 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
"Rifleman" <tellmewhatever@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cho9eu$59o$1@news1.kornet.net...
I'm reading an English novel but having a hard time to comprehend
some
parts
and I would appreciate it if you guys can help me out.
In the following paragraph, I can't grasp the meaning of last
sentence.
"~ . He was half-asleep facedown on the massage table when I
stripped
and
tried to get him to have it off with me. I was ready- and it was
obvious
he
was ready too - but instead of his willie, he waved you in my face."
As the man and woman were about to have sex, the man mentioned another
woman
which caused disruption to the sex act. This other woman was the woman
being
addressed in the passage you quote.
Why did you deduce that it was a man and a woman, and that the third
person was also a woman? From what was stated, it could very well be
three men. Who knows what type of novels Rifleman reads?
Two ladies and a man. The third person is a woman, and that so
accidentally
named 'Tony' in the book, Tony. What a coincidence! By the way, the word
'willie' might be another key word for me to guess what the sentence
means
from the context. What does 'willie' stand for? I can't find it in any
dic.
Thanks, Tony.
"Willie" is one of the many slang terms for "penis". The waving of
the willie was figurative since even the most....errr....developed
willie waves in a short arc. If the man was as ready as indicated,
the waving would be more of a swaying.
Now that I have explained what "willie" means, I trust I don't have to
explain what it stands for.
Usually, the female version of the name is spelled "Toni". Often
short for Antonia. Exceptions, of course.
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Thank you Tony, and you are right that she's 'Toni', not 'Tony'. Sorry. |
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Raymond S. Wise
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 11:54 am
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Tony Cooper wrote:
| Quote: | On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 12:49:56 +0900, "Rifleman"
tellmewhatever@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Tony Cooper" <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:0vfvj09d4lf2mm22qok8pr1qb51jbfnirp@4ax.com...
On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 02:22:59 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
"Rifleman" <tellmewhatever@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cho9eu$59o$1@news1.kornet.net...
I'm reading an English novel but having a hard time to comprehend
some parts
and I would appreciate it if you guys can help me out.
In the following paragraph, I can't grasp the meaning of last
sentence.
"~ . He was half-asleep facedown on the massage table when I
stripped and tried to get him to have it off with me. I was
ready- and it was obvious he
was ready too - but instead of his willie, he waved you in my
face."
As the man and woman were about to have sex, the man mentioned
another woman which caused disruption to the sex act. This other
woman was the woman being addressed in the passage you quote.
Why did you deduce that it was a man and a woman, and that the third
person was also a woman? From what was stated, it could very well
be three men. Who knows what type of novels Rifleman reads?
Two ladies and a man. The third person is a woman, and that so
accidentally named 'Tony' in the book, Tony. What a coincidence! By
the way, the word 'willie' might be another key word for me to guess
what the sentence means from the context. What does 'willie' stand
for? I can't find it in any dic. Thanks, Tony.
"Willie" is one of the many slang terms for "penis". The waving of
the willie was figurative since even the most....errr....developed
willie waves in a short arc. If the man was as ready as indicated,
the waving would be more of a swaying.
Now that I have explained what "willie" means, I trust I don't have to
explain what it stands for.
Usually, the female version of the name is spelled "Toni". Often
short for Antonia. Exceptions, of course.
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There is something else involved here, the concept of comfort space. Waving
something in someone's face is usually a type of insult or attempt at
intimidation, because it violates the comfort space of the person who is
being intimidated. Now, this comfort space can be acceptably breached in
certain circumstances, and sexual relations are one of them. Given the
circumstances, the woman quoted in the passage would likely *not* have
minded a "willie" waved in her face (or at least, less colorfully, a penis
near her face)--she was anticipating a sexual encounter. When the name of
another woman was mentioned, the speaker treats the matter as a metaphor for
something unwelcome: The other woman being "waved in the face of the
speaker" is a metaphor for the speaker's comfort space being
violated--Something which proved *particularly* unwelcome under the
circumstances.
When I was with a group of students from Georgetown going to France in 1974
to study there, we were each given a book called *The Silent Language* by
Edward T. Hall, which dealt with how peoples in different parts of the world
differed as to "comfort space" and other nonverbal matters. (I don't
remember for a fact that "comfort space" was the term used by Hall, but he
certainly discussed the concept.) A very interesting book.
--
Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
E-mail: mplsray @ yahoo . com |
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Michael DeBusk
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:32 pm
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On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 09:54:10 +0900, Rifleman
<tellmewhatever@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I'm reading an English novel but having a hard time to comprehend
some parts and I would appreciate it if you guys can help me out.
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Your question has been answered already, so I'll merely suggest that
those novels are not really the best from which to learn English. The
editors are not held to a high standard.
--
Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place
Did he update http://home.earthlink.net/~debu4335/ yet? |
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Alan OBrien
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 8:55 pm
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"Michael DeBusk" <m_debusk@despammed.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 09:54:10 +0900, Rifleman
tellmewhatever@hotmail.com> wrote:
I'm reading an English novel but having a hard time to comprehend
some parts and I would appreciate it if you guys can help me out.
Your question has been answered already, so I'll merely suggest that
those novels are not really the best from which to learn English. The
editors are not held to a high standard.
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My first non-scholastic French novel was called 'SAS: Operation Plon'.
(Anyone remember them?)
Racy is not the word. You are right that it was editorially suspect, but it
kept me interested. |
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