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181. Sometimes it's difficult to tell!

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 05:30 PM

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And I learned a few things from this. I was going to answer back with this particular smilie but wasn't sure what it was .
So I found it represents 'yowser' or 'wowser'. When I looked it up, the term gained popularity in the 1930s jazz age, notably used as a rhythmic exclamation by bandleader Ben Bernie.

I was in the car earlier today and didn't care for what was on PBS so I switched over to our local jazz station. They were playing Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis, which I absolutely love.

The connection between Miles Davis and bandleader Ben Bernie centers on the 1925 jazz standard "Sweet Georgia Brown," which Bernie co-wrote. Davis utilized the exact chord progression of this song to create a famous jazz "contrafact" called "Dig" (originally recorded in 1951).

A smilie gone full circle.

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That was an excellent comment and so very true. sheshe2 Jun 20 #58

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So there's no bottom. No red line. BannonsLiver Sunday #158

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True SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #149

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Interesting how Maher, Faux News and others SocialDemocrat61 Monday #186

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2004, so that would have been the Clinton library SocialDemocrat61 Monday #190

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Did I forget to say, B.See Sunday #153

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I never watch him malaise Sunday #161

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Nope. sheshe2 Monday #179

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Eff off, Bill Maher! debsy Sunday #164

The best thing you can do, is Buddyzbuddy Sunday #166

I'm not sure, but Abolishinist Sunday #170

That assh*ole says things to get a reaction. Buddyzbuddy Sunday #172

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Maher is wrong but Khanna didn't do his homework gulliver Monday #180

"Checked Grok" GenThePerservering Tuesday #194

I despise Putin gulliver Tuesday #197

Grok is the worst of the large AI models, trained a great deal on 'anti-woke' rubbish GenThePerservering Tuesday #199

And I rest my case. gulliver Tuesday #200

Contrarian pipsqueak says what? Ritabert Monday #183

When he dies ExtraGriz Monday #184

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