AtD (37) p.1043 cont. Scylla and Charybdis, worse than ever, face cream and hop

[kelber at mindspring.com]

The word "natch" is used to comic effect in Billy Wilder's 1945 movie: The Lost Weekend.  Not a crime movie, but an alcoholism movie.  Still, very noir-ish.

Laura

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>From: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jul 21, 2008 7:17 AM


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>The next line about the RC makes me smile (but with sadness at TRPs vision here)...The RC--see the endless cycle motif--is worse than ever-- under new management, natch.  
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>Of course, there would be only an empty jar of face cream for such as Ms. Maraca.........
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>.50 cent in 1925 = about $6.00 tip today. (see inflation calculator).
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>hop = marijuana
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