A lot depends on who's in the saddle.

The Big Sleep

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Topic

Sex

Speaker

Vivian Rutledge

Actor

Lauren Bacall

Source

The Big Sleep

Medium

Film

Genre

Film noir Crime (film) Crime

Statement Type

Sexual innuendo

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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Citation

The Big Sleep. Directed by Howard Hawks, Warner Bros., 1946.

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William L. Laurence

The New York Times

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Topic
Nuclear weapons

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William L. Laurence
Source
The New York Times
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
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Birds do it, bees do it,
Even educated fleas do it.
Let's do it, let's fall in love.

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Let's Do It

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Falling in love Sex

Author

Cole Porter
Source
Let's Do It
Medium
Song
Genre
Great American songbook
Language
English
Time
1928 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Porter, Cole. "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love." Paris. Performed by Irene Bordoni. 1928, Music Box Theatre, New York City, NY, USA.

Another quote from 1946

There ain't any answer, there ain't going to be any answer, there never has been any answer, that’s the answer.

Gertrude Stein

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Topic
Meaning of life

Author

Gertrude Stein
Source
Brewsie and Willie
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Stein, Gertrude. Brewsie and Willie. Random House, 1946, ch. 5.