"B novel"

[Paul Johnson]

paul johnson
If you know "B-girls", did they have "down drinks" and did you ever play
'26'
.  Ever buy a hotel key?

Wilson Gray wrote:

>I wouldn't be surprised. The term, "B-girl," seems to be becoming, or
>has already become, obsolete. I've had to explain it to people who are
>a mere ten years younger than I am. Perhaps the occupation is dying
>out. In Boston's old Combat Zone, the dancers acted as B-girls between
>their dancing stints. Hence, there was no need for a term separate
>from "dancer." Or so I've been given to understand. ;-)
>
>-Wilson
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>On 3/8/06, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>A "B novel" is just like a "B movie," except that it's a novel ! Cool !
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>>  http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/bstbooks.htm#6 characterizes Leonard B. Nason's 1929 adventure story, _The Man in the White Slicker_, as a "[h]ighly readable and exciting B Novel."
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>>  There are "B girls," too, because frequently portrayed in "B pictures."  Or so someone undoubtedly thinks, somewhere.
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>>  JL
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