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Men's comments at Dinner party and gossip

posted 13 years ago by borodinrodin
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This film is a great illustration of innuendo and miscommunication should be used for a communication class haha. The men at dinner party who are delightfully distracted by Jean Harlow dancing by with Clark Gable - "I'd like her to take my dictation" or was it "she can take my dictation" - nothing like the innuendo and gossip of men ha :P something's never change.

I bet in pre columbian days one man grunted to another "she look good bent over watering hole"! HAHA

[–] stanleybix-1 13 years ago

Actual lines... (Young man)"I must definitely meet that", (Older married man)"Ahhh, I wish my wife would get a sick headache and go home", (White haired elderly gent)"Just when I feared, that even I could give that little lady dictation". LOL!!!

[–] Helena727 10 years ago

The last line -- which is hard to hear -- is "Gentlemen, I fear that even I could give that little lady dictation." As in, even his old equipment could be made operable.

Charming. Perfectly charming.

[–] stanleybix-1 10 years ago

Nice catch Haven.