# THAT Guy Said "Friggin'"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-said-friggin/522674>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 27, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-said-friggin/522674 "2009-12-27T03:37:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-said-friggin/522674/1 "2009-12-27T03:37:18Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JZ9U4Cbb4wg/hqdefault.jpg ""Rock Island" The Music Man (opening scene)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ9U4Cbb4wg)

But he doesn’t know the territory!

Rap.

Primitive, yes. They didn’t know what they had, but outside of Square Dance calling, they didn’t know what they _had_!

It was a pre-cursor of _rap_ dammit! 🙂

I love that musical!

And _especially_ love this version of this beautiful song from that same film:

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6pDeB64-mQ)

I love you guys.

So much.

Bill

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-said-friggin/522674/2 "2009-12-27T06:16:47Z")

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Take a look!

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I4lxfXltCxQ/hqdefault.jpg "The Traveling Hoedowners Square Dancing at Whirl & Twirl") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4lxfXltCxQ)

“Make a right-hand star!”

🙂

Used to watch my German Mom/American Dad dancing with her petticoat just a-flyin’!

This was in 1954 , not long after WWII.

She didn’t understand all the instructions, but my Dad led her through all of it, and she was **beautiful** as she danced with him!

I miss them both so much, but they visit me in my dreams every now and then, and my Dad looks so handsome in his uniform and my Mom so pretty in her gown…

Thanks for reading this.

I know it’s mundane, but today was Dad’s birthday and the day we used to do our “drum battle”, and he ALWAYS beat the shit out of me on his Slingerlands!

We used to do drum solos sitting across from each other.

Him with his Slings and me with my Luds.

My Dad is probably STILL doing 10 stroke rolls even as I write this.

Godamm, couldn’t that man beat some skins?

Q

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-said-friggin/522674/3 "2009-12-27T15:44:21Z")

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He said, “firkin” (a measurement of beer).

But it’s a great song from one of the greatest of all musicals.

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-said-friggin/522674/4 "2009-12-27T16:02:03Z")

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**Whatta ya’ talk, whatta ya talk, whatta ya talk, whatta ya talk?** 🙂

Guess I stand corrected by **RealityChuck**

Sure wish it had been _friggin’ (“In the riggin’”)_ though!:):)🙂

Q