>>>I was listening to the song "Salty Dog" and was wondering what on earth that means. What is a Salty Dog anyway? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
There are no dumb questions (though I've heard lots of dumb answers in my day). Anyway, in navy lingo a "salty dog" is a very experienced, or expert, sailor. In the context of the Dillards song, I suppose "let me be your salty dog" means "I've been around a long time, and I think I'm the perfect match for you." The Dillards borrowed the line from an older, bawdier tune, The Salty Dog Blues. There's also a cocktail called a salty dog, similar to a screwdriver, but made with grapefruit juice instead of orange juice. Reminds me of a great joke told by George Lindsey, which went something like this: "I used to know a guy who mixed Milk of Magnesia with vodka: he called it a Phillips screwdriver. There was another guy who mixed Milk of Magnesia with prune juice, but we never could catch him to find out what he called it." --Paul _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
