1928 NYer piece on the "voice culture" created by talking movies.
"hundreds of movie stars who have attained their eminence because of a dimple in the chin or a bovine eye...." wtf is a "bovine eye"?
I believe that's like "doe eyes"
see, doe eyes, that's pretty sounding. bovine eye? cow eye? which sounds more likely: "baby, you got the prettiest cow eyes" OR "the test results are back. you've tested positive for cow eye. i'm sorry."
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mattOct 16, 2003 at 7:50AM
"hundreds of movie stars who have attained their eminence because of a dimple in the chin or a bovine eye...."
wtf is a "bovine eye"?
jennOct 16, 2003 at 2:48PM
I believe that's like "doe eyes"
mattOct 17, 2003 at 7:29AM
see, doe eyes, that's pretty sounding. bovine eye? cow eye?
which sounds more likely:
"baby, you got the prettiest cow eyes"
OR
"the test results are back. you've tested positive for cow eye. i'm sorry."
This thread is closed to new comments. Thanks to everyone who responded.