DL1 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'm still trying to figure out what summerteeth means. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'm still trying to figure out what summerteeth means. OOH! OOH! I know this one!!! It's from some joke Jeff & Jay used to banter back & forth about, "Some are teeth and some ain't"......which evolved into "Summerteeth". What do I win??? Somebody probably knows the story a bit better than my version... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zebra Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Does anyone else think a new thread of word and phrase meanings should be made? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I forgot to mention Boo-Berry. That cereal RULED!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 OOH! OOH! I know this one!!! It's from some joke Jeff & Jay used to banter back & forth about, "Some are teeth and some ain't"......which evolved into "Summerteeth". What do I win??? Somebody probably knows the story a bit better than my version...My cousin, who grew up in the Midwest, says it's an old expression making fun of someone with poor oral hygiene that goes like, "He's got summerteeeth. Summer over here, and summer over there." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdmel Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Here's an interview from salon that explains the meaning of summerteeth One more thing -- what's a summer tooth? It was just a phrase that we thought fit the record. It's hard to name something these days without there being a direct connotation that immediately comes to mind. Is there? Actually, yeah, there is. "Summer Teeth" comes from a bad joke. Like "I've got summer teeth -- some are, some aren't." Huh? See, it's not even funny. You say, "I've got summer teeth." The other person says, "What do you mean?" And you're like, "Well, some are teeth, some aren't." There you go. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As for an Aquarium drunkard... its someone who drinks in large amounts, an aquarium full... songmeanings.net answers a lot of these kind of whats a cherry ghost questions but theres also a lot of fly by night fans who dont know what theyre talking about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeatingHippies Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 An even more curious inquiry: Does anyone know the definition of "an American Aquarium Drinker"? You've obviously never gotten drunk in an American aquarium. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I think I'll open a bar where all the drinks are served in aquariums. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdmel Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I think I'll open a bar where all the drinks are served in aquariums. i would like to be your bars barney gumbell or norm peterson, as it were.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I think I'll open a bar where all the drinks are served in aquariums. I hope there's a free manta ray petting place... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdmel Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I hope there's a free manta ray petting place... oh thats funny now? sweet... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeatingHippies Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Cheers Aquarium Bar- Woody: Hey Mr. Peterson, hows the world treating you? Norm: Eh, it was a fishy day. My boss is a real shark and I've been floundering around looking for another job but it's a whale of a task. If Cheers is an aquarium bar, is there still a seafood resturaunt above it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdmel Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 my favorite: Woody: Can I pour you a beer mr peterson?Norm: Little early isnt it?Woody: For a beer?Norm: No, a stupid question Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Woody:Hey Mr. Peterson, what are you up to? Norm: My ideal weight...if I was eleven feet tall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mchchef1 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 An even more curious inquiry: Does anyone know the definition of "an American Aquarium Drinker"?How about "Ob-le-de Ob-la-di", Shamalama ding dong, who is the walrus? what's in the bowl behind the bank? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robby Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 So, I checked and can't find one, but does anybody know if there is a thread about song meanings? This thread wanted me to talk about "Theologians". When I hear, "No one's ever gonna take my life from me. I lay it down. A ghost is born", I think he is talking about suicide. Does anybody else think this? Uh, am I just being stupid by stating what I think is the meaning of this song? Jeff Tweedy is singing from the point of view of Christ:Theologians don't know nuthin 'bout my soul (conventional religion)No one's ever gonna take my life from me - I lay it down (death on a cross)A ghost is born (holy spirit / Easter) Maybe its just my Catholic upbringing and my take on the song is too simplistic.But it puts the song in a whole diiferent light. I also have been thinking that Tweedy is talking from the perspective of his mother on "Please Be Patient With Me' and "On and On" from the new album. Or maybe those two songs just remind me of my mother. But again, it makes you listen to these songs differently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 > An even more curious inquiry: Does anyone know the definition of "an American Aquarium Drinker"? i'm an australian aquarium drinkeri assassin down the oxford pubwhere i meet sophie and she pours me a beer or 2and i keep thinking how i could take her home You ,me and Mtn bed need to hang in this lifetime......... -Robet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 > You ,me and Mtn bed need to hang in this lifetime......... i'm down here waiting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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