GR translation: Strung Into the Apollonian Dream . . .

Monte Davis montedavis49 at gmail.com
Wed May 4 07:19:10 CDT 2016


"strung out" - mid/late 20th C slang for addicted -- figuratively by love
or stress, as well as literally by drugs: "strung out on you," "strung out
on heroin"

On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 8:04 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> 4.  String along...
>
> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 8:03 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> definition of strung
>> *past and past participle of* string
>> <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string>
>>
>> <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string>
>> Y <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string>ou ask for meaning,
>> not definition.  I think associations are more useful.
>>
>> 1.  Strings of a harp.
>> 2.  Bound, tied up.
>> 3.  Strum, hum...
>>
>> Then add Apollonian Dream...
>>
>> David Morris
>>
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