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Tender Branson
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« on: August 01, 2016, 12:46:17 AM »
What does the phrase "She got a black shirt, black skirt and Bauhaus stuck in her head." mean ?

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Here, Bauhaus is a home-improvement store where you can buy tools like screwdrivers, cement and the like. But what does a Bauhaus store have to do with "being stuck in a girl's head" ?

Huh

Listen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImAPi79tGE4
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« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2016, 12:48:25 AM »
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus_(band)
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Tender Branson
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« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2016, 12:51:14 AM »

Thx. That makes more sense than the construction store (unless she works there).
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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2016, 03:29:45 AM »
maybe it means she likes thinking about early 20th century design?
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« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2016, 05:51:30 AM »
Quote from: shua on August 01, 2016, 03:29:45 AM
maybe it means she likes thinking about early 20th century design?

That was my first thought as well. Tongue
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2016, 06:39:13 AM »
Quote from: I did not see L.A. on August 01, 2016, 05:51:30 AM
Quote from: shua on August 01, 2016, 03:29:45 AM
maybe it means she likes thinking about early 20th century design?

That was my first thought as well. Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2016, 11:17:20 AM »
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Filuwaúrdjan
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« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2016, 12:45:02 PM »
Of course both the band and the hardware retailer were named for the modernist art school and movement.
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