[Ads-l] "prostitute/whore with a heart of gold"

victor steinbok aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM
Mon Apr 27 15:41:45 UTC 2015


Indeed, this one is due for a regular occurrence in police dramas in that
phrasing. Period films might modify it to sermons about a "harlot with a
heart of gold", because, you know, that's how they talked "back then",
supporting Jon's point, somewhat.

VS-)

On 6:02pm, Sun, Apr 26, 2015 Galen Buttitta <
satorarepotenetoperarotas3 at gmail.com> wrote:

I've heard that as "hooker with a heart of gold", which is how TV Tropes
put=
s it IIRC.

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