Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site im4u.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!im4u!bjg From: bjg@im4u.UUCP Newsgroups: net.bizarre Subject: Explanation of "Homeboys" ? Message-ID: <459@im4u.UUCP> Date: Sat, 24-Aug-85 12:08:42 EDT Article-I.D.: im4u.459 Posted: Sat Aug 24 12:08:42 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 27-Aug-85 01:00:35 EDT Reply-To: bjg@im4u.UUCP (Bart J. Geraci) Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas Lines: 27 Keywords: pinto bean [This line has words.] Far as I can tell, a "homeboy" is the sound made by the 3rd half of a pinto bean when crushed under 3 pounds of light. The other 2 halves sound like this: 1st half: "to-do-do-do-do to-do-do-do-do" 2nd half: "la-da-da la-da-da" Recently a university scientist has shown that with rigorous vocal training, all three halves of the crushed pinto bean can sing the Beach Boy's "Barbara Ann" in its entirety when crushed by 3 pounds of light. [of course, i could be mistaken....] bj [Disclaimer: There are no words, only interpretations of words. And it has been shown that no 2 people have the same interpretations. So if you don't like anything I say, it's your fault and not mine.] -- Mermaids. Carrots. Polyhedra. They all mean one thing in Pascal: bj. bart j. geraci is found at: bjg@im4u.UUCP bjg@ut-sally.{UUCP,ARPA} {ctvax,gatech,harvard,ihnp4,seismo}!ut-sally!bjg