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(The Straight Dope)		In Steve Miller's "The Joker," what is "the pompatus of love"? (straightdope.com)		33
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Manda		2001-10-07 12:04:16 AM

That song rocks, by the way. And I always thought he was saying "the properties of love".....but I guess not. Oh well.

bigpeeler		2001-10-07 12:05:40 AM

Vernon Green, leader of the Medallions, died Dec. 24th [2000] in a hospital in Los Angeles. Best known for "The Letter" and "Buick 59," they were the first doo-wop group to record for Dootone Records. Their first release, "Buick 69," (based on Todd Rhodes' double-entendre R&B hit "Rocket 69"), backed with a ballad called "The Letter," was a double-sided West Coast hit. Green's famous recitation on "The Letter" contained the nonsense lyric, "the pulpitudes of love," which was later picked up by Steve Miller as "the pompitudes of love"�which became the title of a 1990s film.

bmartin		2001-10-07 12:22:08 AM

I'm gonna submit the entire Straight Dope archives. That should rack me up a few posts.

flux		2001-10-07 12:23:09 AM

i saw the film. they talked about that in part of the movie. it wasn't a very good movie...

WALKEN		2001-10-07 12:24:23 AM

Yea....It is too bad almost all of the music being made today is Crap, BUT I guess that is what makes thia "old" stuff so appealing;)

Jedi_Slim		2001-10-07 12:26:20 AM

Yea, though indeed I dost loveth thy peaches, I also yearn to shaketh thy tree.

Vyxen		2001-10-07 12:26:25 AM

I've always wondered this myself... thanks, submitter...

a_penile_implant		2001-10-07 12:41:24 AM

Jedi: Was that Steve Shakespear....I like the Steve Miller Band, But I wish he would give credit where credit is due!!!

Transactoid		2001-10-07 01:09:50 AM

I wanna know what the hell "idren man" means from the Cops theme song.

Wraith		2001-10-07 01:11:44 AM

yea well i speak the dingleflange of scortlie-bop. and im learning the niedronarcion of telderisms. o i also have a bachelors degree in forbinunds of nayooochie

PunkAtomic		2001-10-07 01:33:55 AM

Steve Miller made that word up "pompetus"... it's not real...

sioux21		2001-10-07 01:48:11 AM

PunkAtomic, did you even read the article?

flux		2001-10-07 02:06:33 AM

since every member of this forum is speaking of the pompatus of love, i motion that we all be called "Maurice."

Astonite69		2001-10-07 02:15:14 AM

Holy shiat. The "straight" dope? It should be "the long-winded full-of-unnecessary-crap filler-filler-filler-til-we-get-to-the-point" dope.

spuds mac		2001-10-07 02:15:30 AM

was there a direct answer in there somewhere?

bounty		2001-10-07 02:21:38 AM

Transactoid:my guess is that its putwah(jamaican slang)

Joshg		2001-10-07 03:06:36 AM

Finally, an article of mine gets submitted. Had a very long dry spell.

WoodyTX		2001-10-07 03:46:21 AM

Yeah, but what's "epistomology"?

I wanna hang with Objectivists, so I need the definition.

(/sarcasm)

JustyBugs		2001-10-07 04:37:30 AM

So a sock puppet would be a puppetute if it got paid for those randy rubbings?

Bagpuss		2001-10-07 06:32:26 AM

This article puts me in mine of a Maths lesson back around the time The Joker was revived, back in 1990 when I was 15. The teacher was out of the room and we were all working quietly away on some problem or another, when suddenly someone called out "Some people call me Maurice!" and everyone fell about laughing. No-one would admit it was them, but it sure raised a good unexpected laugh, and sometimes, those are the best ones.

Gidget		2001-10-07 06:55:31 AM

Transactoid: LOL!!! No shiat, brother.

Gidget		2001-10-07 07:16:17 AM

Damn, I'm up late...
So dig. The guy who made said "90's movie" is a friend of mine, and he doesn't know wtf it means either.

SLAYERSWINE		2001-10-07 10:13:36 AM

He is talking about his schlanger,duh!!

spacegoat		2001-10-07 01:59:38 PM

So what does "wrapped up like a deuce" mean, then?

Jaxomlotus		2001-10-07 03:21:30 PM

Hey, Nick (Astonite) welcome back to Fark!

jasmo		2001-10-07 05:10:58 PM

Space: When Bruce Springsteen wrote "Blinded by the Light", the original lyrics were "Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night". When Manfred Mann's Earth Band did their cover of it they changed the lyrics to "wrapped up like a deuce" although some claim that it is actually "revved up like a deuce". "Deuce" is no doubt a reference to the Beach Boys "Little Deuce Coupe" which itself was a reference to a 1932 Ford Coupe... a favorite of hot rodders. So, the lyrical line in question then probably refers to street drag racing.

Max Load		2001-10-07 06:48:22 PM

I always thought it was something aout douche.

bmartin		2001-10-07 07:07:40 PM

Hehe, so did I, Max Load

spacegoat		2001-10-07 08:33:08 PM

Douche? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

Unless the douche was wrapped up like a Christmas or birthday present. But then, what kind of present is (a) douche? I don't think women would take too kindly to be on the receiving end of that transaction.

boilerguy		2001-10-07 09:28:13 PM

Tim Mcgraw does a good version of "THe Joker" in his live show.

spacegoat		2001-10-07 11:04:18 PM

TMBG had a good version of "The Joker" for eMusic's TMBG Unlimited subscribers. (Like me!)

dugoil		2001-10-08 12:32:19 AM

A long winded account that it was a word that sorta sounded like another word that doesnt mean a thing. well, you know? I dont care Miller still Rocks in my bood and a damn good song writer.

i3ullseye		2001-10-08 03:05:26 PM

GREAT post IMO. I love finding out stuff like this.

I knew half of it, but had yet to hear Vernons actual definition of what he said in "the letter". Just great.

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