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Thread started 11/10/11 1:22pm

HatrinaHaterwi
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I Don't Know Bo...But I Do Know Math.

Seriously, LMAO!

Dear Prince,

Heavy D's very last tweet was "BE INSPIRED!"

I have to let you know that those lyrics from "White Mansion" just INSPIRED something fabulous! The funny part is I couldn't remember where they were from, until I looked them up and I couldn't do anything else but LMAO!

Thank you! I really do mean it! hug

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #1 posted 11/10/11 3:00pm

Whatsinit4me

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Reply #2 posted 11/10/11 3:59pm

jonylawson

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I HATE IT WHEN I DONT UNDRSTAND SHIT sad sad sad

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Reply #3 posted 11/10/11 4:13pm

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I HATE IT WHEN I DONT UNDRSTAND SHIT sad sad sad

I.Feel.Your.Pain. comfort

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Reply #4 posted 11/10/11 5:46pm

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jonylawson said:

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I HATE IT WHEN I DONT UNDRSTAND SHIT sad sad sad

I'd post the song I'm talking about itself, but unfortunately I can't. shrug I'm no longer even mad about that and that took some serious doing. wink

I did name it though. Find it and listen to it. The rest just falls into place. cool

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #5 posted 11/10/11 7:13pm

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HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Seriously, LMAO!

Dear Prince,

Heavy D's very last tweet was "BE INSPIRED!"

I have to let you know that those lyrics from "White Mansion" just INSPIRED something fabulous! The funny part is I couldn't remember where they were from, until I looked them up and I couldn't do anything else but LMAO!

Thank you! I really do mean it! hug

You decided not to sell your publishing rights?

The Census Bureau estimates that there are 2,518 American Indians and Alaska Natives currently living in the city of Long Beach.
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Reply #6 posted 11/10/11 8:16pm

jonylawson

i dont even understand "i dont know bo"

did bo didlley sell all his masters or something??

mind i dig white mansion tho

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Reply #7 posted 11/10/11 8:23pm

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electricberet said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Seriously, LMAO!

Dear Prince,

Heavy D's very last tweet was "BE INSPIRED!"

I have to let you know that those lyrics from "White Mansion" just INSPIRED something fabulous! The funny part is I couldn't remember where they were from, until I looked them up and I couldn't do anything else but LMAO!

Thank you! I really do mean it! hug

You decided not to sell your publishing rights?

Something like that, yes. wink

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #8 posted 11/10/11 8:53pm

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Reply #9 posted 11/11/11 3:27am

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jonylawson said:

i dont even understand "i dont know bo"

did bo didlley sell all his masters or something??

No it's just a well known phrase taken from the Bo Jackson Nike advertising campaign (a very famous and awesome college and NFL (Raiders) running back, well famous if you like American Football that is).

Google/Wiki will explain it better than me.

[Edited 11/11/11 3:28am]

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Not too good and not too bad.
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Reply #10 posted 11/11/11 5:43am

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You sold your publishing rights?!?

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Reply #11 posted 11/11/11 8:08am

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RodeoSchro said:

You sold your publishing rights?!?

What a laugh. lol

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #12 posted 11/11/11 11:22am

jonylawson

KeithyT said:

jonylawson said:

i dont even understand "i dont know bo"

did bo didlley sell all his masters or something??

No it's just a well known phrase taken from the Bo Jackson Nike advertising campaign (a very famous and awesome college and NFL (Raiders) running back, well famous if you like American Football that is).

Google/Wiki will explain it better than me.

[Edited 11/11/11 3:28am]

oh!

so why does prince say i dont know bo but i do know math?

simetimes im sure us europeans miss the american refs

i remember in 90 think wtf is a peter paul almond joy?????

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Reply #13 posted 11/11/11 12:27pm

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jonylawson said:

KeithyT said:

No it's just a well known phrase taken from the Bo Jackson Nike advertising campaign (a very famous and awesome college and NFL (Raiders) running back, well famous if you like American Football that is).

Google/Wiki will explain it better than me.


oh!

so why does prince say i dont know bo but i do know math?

simetimes im sure us europeans miss the american refs

i remember in 90 think wtf is a peter paul almond joy?????

The campaign was "Bo knows" and it was about the things Bo knew - "Bo knows football," etc.

Once you know that, it's pretty self explanatory.

Sell my publishing? What a laugh.

I don't know Bo but I do know math.

In other words, there is a lot of money to be made from his publishing rights and he knows that. He isn't about to sell them. That's why he's living in the Big White Mansion.

We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.
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Reply #14 posted 11/11/11 12:35pm

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Genesia said:

jonylawson said:

oh!

so why does prince say i dont know bo but i do know math?

simetimes im sure us europeans miss the american refs

i remember in 90 think wtf is a peter paul almond joy?????

The campaign was "Bo knows" and it was about the things Bo knew - "Bo knows football," etc.

Once you know that, it's pretty self explanatory.

Sell my publishing? What a laugh.

I don't know Bo but I do know math.

In other words, there is a lot of money to be made from his publishing rights and he knows that. He isn't about to sell them. That's why he's living in the Big White Mansion.

I always heard it as a nervous laugh. He knew the publishing rights would pay more in the long run than he was being offered for them at that moment, but he's having a bit of trouble maintaining the superstar lifestyle after breaking away from WB, which is why he would even give it (i.e., selling the rights) a moment's thought. Plus, it's lonely in that big white mansion.

I love that song. A rare moment of honesty, showing his vulnerability.

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Reply #15 posted 11/11/11 4:22pm

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The ad campaign came about because Bo Jackson played professional football and baseball....

"Bo knows..."

Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind.
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Reply #16 posted 11/11/11 4:36pm

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I always heard it as a nervous laugh. He knew the publishing rights would pay more in the long run than he was being offered for them at that moment, but he's having a bit of trouble maintaining the superstar lifestyle after breaking away from WB, which is why he would even give it (i.e., selling the rights) a moment's thought. Plus, it's lonely in that big white mansion.

For sure he mortgaged his publishing

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Reply #17 posted 11/11/11 5:16pm

jonylawson

The campaign was "Bo knows" and it was about the things Bo knew - "Bo knows football," etc.

Once you know that, it's pretty self explanatory.

Sell my publishing? What a laugh.

I don't know Bo but I do know math.

In other words, there is a lot of money to be made from his publishing rights and he knows that. He isn't about to sell them. That's why he's living in the Big White Mansion.

it isnt remotely self explanatory...........neutral

:i dont know bo" taken literally means he doesnt know a person called bo

and one is to summise that this "bo" is either a character or sportsman or musician in american culture.

so no it isnt "pretty self explanatory"

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Reply #18 posted 11/11/11 6:53pm

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Not only is it self-explanatory once you know about Bo and the whole "Bo knows" campaign...but it's pretty much been explained by about 15 different people on this very thread. It don't take Stevie Wonder to see what the line means.

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Reply #19 posted 11/11/11 7:42pm

jonylawson

Efan said:

Not only is it self-explanatory once you know about Bo and the whole "Bo knows" campaign...but it's pretty much been explained by about 15 different people on this very thread. It don't take Stevie Wonder to see what the line means.

thus its not self explanatory UNLESS you know who 'bo " is/was

which i didnt

thereby negating the point "self explanatory"

sheesh.

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Reply #20 posted 11/12/11 7:45am

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jonylawson said:

Efan said:

Not only is it self-explanatory once you know about Bo and the whole "Bo knows" campaign...but it's pretty much been explained by about 15 different people on this very thread. It don't take Stevie Wonder to see what the line means.

thus its not self explanatory UNLESS you know who 'bo " is/was

which i didnt

thereby negating the point "self explanatory"

sheesh.

Which is why she said, "Once you know that...." That whole sentence hinges on that introductory clause.

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Reply #21 posted 11/12/11 9:17am

RodeoSchro

OK - Prince made some reference about Bo Jackson that you Euros didn't get back in 1996.

To make up for it, he's toured your continent incessantly the last several years, totally ignoring every part of the USA that isn't NewYork or LA.

ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?

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[Edited 11/12/11 9:18am]

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Reply #22 posted 11/12/11 11:11am

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jonylawson said:

KeithyT said:

No it's just a well known phrase taken from the Bo Jackson Nike advertising campaign (a very famous and awesome college and NFL (Raiders) running back, well famous if you like American Football that is).

Google/Wiki will explain it better than me.

[Edited 11/11/11 3:28am]

oh!

so why does prince say i dont know bo but i do know math?

simetimes im sure us europeans miss the american refs

i remember in 90 think wtf is a peter paul almond joy?????

Ha ha! I'm sure there's young Americans who don't get the refs either - just like no one remembers Big Daddy or Abba Zabba (gosh, candy names sure were more risque back then! was the "big stick" a popsicle?). "Bo knows" is ancient too.

Anyway, your post reminded me of this: What American English Sounds Like blahblah

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Reply #23 posted 11/12/11 11:27am

jonylawson

RodeoSchro said:

OK - Prince made some reference about Bo Jackson that you Euros didn't get back in 1996.

To make up for it, he's toured your continent incessantly the last several years, totally ignoring every part of the USA that isn't NewYork or LA.

ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?

.

[Edited 11/12/11 9:18am]

lol lol

Look if it makes you feel better im an exiled brit living n NZ

NO fucking music over here except endless reams of utterly risible white dreadlocked bbq reggae

i havent seen P since 2002

sad

funny post though!

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Reply #24 posted 11/12/11 11:31am

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artist76 said:

jonylawson said:

oh!

so why does prince say i dont know bo but i do know math?

simetimes im sure us europeans miss the american refs

i remember in 90 think wtf is a peter paul almond joy?????

Ha ha! I'm sure there's young Americans who don't get the refs either - just like no one remembers Big Daddy or Abba Zabba (gosh, candy names sure were more risque back then! was the "big stick" a popsicle?). "Bo knows" is ancient too.

Anyway, your post reminded me of this: What American English Sounds Like blahblah

I was talking to some guys from Burma and they did a mock american english voice. It was fuuny. it sounded like english sounds and seemed to have some of the same syntax. but it was not words and it was not like just gibberish...

"Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!"
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Reply #25 posted 11/12/11 1:09pm

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RodeoSchro said:

OK - Prince made some reference about Bo Jackson that you Euros didn't get back in 1996.

To make up for it, he's toured your continent incessantly the last several years, totally ignoring every part of the USA that isn't NewYork or LA.

ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?

.

[Edited 11/12/11 9:18am]

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Reply #26 posted 11/13/11 6:57am

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Regardless of the Bo Jackson reference, not knowing "Bo" about something is well known slang anyway, even here in the UK surely? Saying someone doesn't know Bo , or doesn't know diddley , has been around for ages. Similar to not knowing diddley squat...

So the lyric is understandable anyway. Prince is saying I might not know diddly squat but I do know math and selling my publishing rights would be crazy.
Just somewhere in the middle,
Not too good and not too bad.
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Reply #27 posted 11/13/11 7:37am

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KeithyT said:

Regardless of the Bo Jackson reference, not knowing "Bo" about something is well known slang anyway, even here in the UK surely? Saying someone doesn't know Bo , or doesn't know diddley , has been around for ages. Similar to not knowing diddley squat... So the lyric is understandable anyway. Prince is saying I might not know diddly squat but I do know math and selling my publishing rights would be crazy.

Precisely - "don't know Bo" is a well-known saying and, although I'm not familiar with the Nike advert, had heard it many times.

Believe me, any "Euro" with half a brain got it without it having to be explained on the .org!

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Reply #28 posted 11/13/11 10:22am

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Always loved that line from "White Mansion" heart
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