Morning Glory Road renamed due to sexual connotation

[Jonathan Lighter]

"Climax, Nevada," is the locale of Billy Wilder's comedy, _Kiss Me, Stupid_
(1964), a film condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency at the time
(i.e., in real time) for its leering, though now less than ho-hum, sexual
content.

JL


On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:44 AM, David A. Daniel <dad at pokerwiz.com> wrote:

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> Subject:      Re: Morning Glory Road renamed due to sexual connotation
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> At least Climax and Morning Glory have other meanings and you have to sort
> of divert your attention to the naughty ones. But maidenhead, as in
> Maidenhead, England, has just one meaning and there it is, with an entire
> town named after it.
> DAD
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> Poster:       Charles C Doyle <cdoyle at UGA.EDU>
> Subject:      Re: Morning Glory Road renamed due to sexual connotation
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> I can't find the beginning of this thread--but aren't we talking about a
> sexual DENOTATION?
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> --Charlie
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