Re: [OT] coo, was Re: Debian release criteria.
On Sat Jan 7 13:37:31 2023 cu...@free.fr wrote:
> On 2023-01-07, Greg Wooledge <g...@wooledge.org> wrote:
>
>> To an American audience, the meaning is quite different.
>> We only use "coo" to describe the noise made by a dove,
>> or as an (urban) slang term which is a shortened form of "cool".
>
> I haven't been following, but coo to me is the sound a pigeon
> makes, or the soft, endearing sound some amorous person might
> emit in the presence (or the ear) of the loved one, as in the
> lyrics of "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue":
>
> But could she love, could she woo?
> Could she, could she, could she coo?
I always thought it was "Coochie, coochie, coochie coo",
although a web search suggests that your version is the
correct one. "Coochie-coo" is often said when tickling
an infant, although I've heard it used in a more adult
context, usually when tickling more delicate parts.
To heck with it, let's just fall back on Allan Sherman's
description of a dejected man from Mars searching for his
girlfriend, who's...
Eight foot two, solid blue
Five transistors in each shoe
Has anybody seen my gal?
Lucite nose, rustproof toes
And when her antenna glows
She's the cutest Martian gal
You know she promised me, recently
She wouldn't stray
But came the dawn, she was gone
Eighteen billion miles away
Her steering wheel has sex appeal
Her evening gown is stainless steel
Has anybody seen my gal?
How I miss all the bliss
Of her sweet hydraulic kiss
Has anybody seen my gal?
Lovely shape, custom built
Squeeze her wrong and she says TILT
Has anybody seen my gal?
She does the cutest tricks with her six
Stereo ears
When she walks by, spacemen cry
'Specially when she shifts her gears
If she's found, run like mad
Put her on a launching pad
Down at Cape Can-av-er-al
And shoot me back my cutie
My supersonic beauty
Send me back my Martian gal
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