Date:Sun, 27 Aug 2006 18:24:36 -0700
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From:Lou Judson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:Re: Damping (was: Can 78s sound better than LPs?)
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Omigod! Look what google turned up:
Put a sock in it
Meaning
Request to be quiet.
Origin
Early gramophones had no volume controls. To play them more quietly you
would need to put a sock into the trumpet.
From:
<http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/292100.html>
I would never have believed it. I first heard the term on Eastenders on
PBS...
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Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio
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On Aug 27, 2006, at 5:54 PM, Matt Sohn wrote: