Bad Girls Ride Again

[Jonathan Lighter]

IMDb tells me that _Exotica_ , the motion picture, came out in 1994.  The
girl might be eighteen, but not fifteen or sixteen, AFAICT.

You're probably right about "looking sideways."  And how about the unrelated
"commit sideways" (commit suicide)?  From before 1914, IIRC.

JL
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Jonathan Lighter
> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > "I'm going to the beach with Natalie and Exotica." [Apparently her real
> > name; born about 1988.]
> >
>
> Wasn't there an indie movie with the the title, Exotica, released
> ca.1988? Probably merely a random coincidence, even if so.
>
> > "Game recognize game, baby!" [Anyone as duplicitous as I easily
> > recognizes similar traits in another.]
>
> Well, more like, Someone who has talent recognizes another who has
> that talent. True, it's duplicity in this case, but it could refer to
> "playing sport," "pulling chicks," "booking," (in the sense of
> possessing academic talent, as opposed to, e.g. quitting the scene),
> "blowing horn," etc. As they say in Russian, Rybak rybaka izdaleko
> vidit. Very roughly, "Fisherman recognizes fisherman from a long way
> off."
>
> The Boondocks. Robert "Granddad" Freeman is planning to make a run to
> Costa Rica, where he expects to spend a pleasant two weeks sampling
> the local talent. ["sampling the local talent?" Is that phrase even
> understood by today's youth?] Grandson Riley speaks, downing him:
>
> "Game recognize game, Granddad, an' I ain' *nevva* seen yo' ass
> befo'!" Or words to that effect.
>
> >
> > "Lauren [is] Kristina's sweetness." [Sweetheart.]
> >
>
> Cute!
>
> > "Kiki [is] Brandi's _booty call_." [Friend you just have sex with
> whenever;
> > not necessarily an actual sweetheart.]
>
> The title of a 1997 movie starring Jamie Foxx. (Another East-Texan,
> BTW, from Terrell.)
>
> >
> > "If just one dick would hit on me per week, it'd be all right!" Â [A man
> > regarded as a sexual object.]
> >
> > "I think Kirsten has my back, even though I spit on her and told her to
> f**k
> > herself." [Just had to quote this bad-girl psychological analysis;
> sorry!]
> >
> > "Jag it off, quick stick it in, bust it, and go home." [Ladies' dating
> > philosophy.]
> >
> > "If we were ever that cool, you should have no trouble forgiving me."
> > [Friendly.]
> >
> > "I didn't do her sideways, she did me sideways!" Â [Befooled; betrayed;
> > treated with treachery.]
> >
>
> Pretty ancient. My WAG: based on "look at someone sideways."
>
>
>
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> -Wilson
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