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Jul 5Liked by Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson

Great stuff. I must, however, state clearly that if the choice is between Chuck Berry and the French, it's Chuck Berry every time.

Leeburtay, Eegaleetay, Fraturneetay mon frère.

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My first encounter with this was from figuring out what H.L. Mencken was referring to in his essay "Sahara of the Bozart" (1919). I don't believe I'd ever heard the term before.

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from Bauhaus to Beauxhaus

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