GRGR 31 Shit'n'Shinola (is Re: Eminem (was: Influenced by GR?)
KXX4493553 at aol.com
KXX4493553 at aol.com
Sat Jul 29 14:08:26 CDT 2000
In einer eMail vom 29.07.00 20:38:49 (MEZ) - Mitteleurop. Sommerzeit schreibt
pmackin at clark.net:
<< Shining is just another word for cleaning, waxing and polishing. >>
The German word for "Polishing" is "polieren", but normally we say "Schuhe
wichsen". But "wichsen" also means masturbating. And "Wichser" means "jerk"
(says my dictionary).
But thanks for the hint of the racial background of "shoe shine boy" and
"shit & Shinola".
kwp
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