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  2. William Melvin Kelley - Wikipedia

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    Kelley is credited [4] with being the first to commit the term "woke" to print, in the title of a 1962 op-ed for The New York Timeson the use of African-American slang by beatniks: "If You're Woke, You Dig It". [5] [10] For Kathryn Schulz, writing in The New Yorker in 2018, Kelley is "the lost giant of American literature". [3]

  3. A Day in the Life - Wikipedia

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    The 24-bar bridge ended with the sound of an alarm clock triggered by Evans. Although the original intent was to edit out the ringing alarm clock when the section was filled in, it complemented McCartney's piece – which begins with the line "Woke up, fell out of bed" – so the decision was made to keep the sound.

  4. Call it woke, call it Disney-fied, but the ‘Lost Colony’ is ...

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    So first, “Lost Colony” got updated sound and lighting, using 3D projection to create ocean scenes onstage, complete with lightning strikes and storm-tossed ships. The show added life-sized ...

  5. Go woke, go broke - Wikipedia

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    Go woke, go broke, or alternatively get woke, go broke, is an American political catchphrase used by right-wing groups to criticize and boycott businesses publicly supporting progressive policies, including empowering women, LGBT people and critical race theory ("going woke"), claiming that stock value and business performance will inevitably suffer ("going broke") as a result of adopting ...

  6. What does 'woke' mean now? Erykah Badu, who popularized it ...

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    "Woke," a term singer Erykah Badu reinvigorated in the late aughts on the track "Master Teacher," has since taken on "a life of its own," and she believes it has become a put-down for Black people.

  7. The One Phrase Every Middle School Boy Needs to Hear ...

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    It’s also a phrase that addresses other issues that crop up for boys during these years. “Many boys tie their self-worth to external validation, such as social status, sports performance, or ...

  8. The Goon Show running jokes - Wikipedia

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    He would also occasionally utter the phrase "isotopes peru" as a general nonsense phrase e.g.; "I didn't study Astro Navigation in the isotopes peru for nothing, you know!" ("taken from "The Treasure in the Lake") Seagoon would also use the nonsense phrase, "Ying tong iddle-i po", usually followed by some member of the cast yelling "GOOD".

  9. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Live for today, for tomorrow never comes; Live to fight another day (This saying comes from an English proverbial rhyme, "He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day") Loose lips sink ships; Look before you leap; Love is blind – The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act II, Scene 1 (1591) Love of money is the root of all evil [16]