tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803285497338193884.post3019766942426343004..comments2023-06-19T06:29:32.465-07:00Comments on A Mind in a Skid: We've got a groovy thing goin' babyBill Skidmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10908047153567890995noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803285497338193884.post-87028615218337542882011-12-12T06:50:13.575-08:002011-12-12T06:50:13.575-08:00And both are fully dressed.And both are fully dressed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803285497338193884.post-31568595963053041552011-12-12T06:47:20.352-08:002011-12-12T06:47:20.352-08:00Here's an example of the early twentieth centu...Here's an example of the early twentieth century meaning of "making love" that is even better than McWhorter's Phil Harris 1940s example.<br /><br />In the 1936 movie "Dodsworth," Arnold (Paul Lukas) is trying to get Fran (Ruth Chatterton) to consider betraying her husband. (He would like make love to her in the modern sense.) Fran says, "What are you doing, trying to torture me?" Arnold replies, "I'm making love to you." Note that Arnold and Fran are at least six feet apart when he makes this statement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com