Re: [ARSCLIST] Damping (was: Can 78s sound better than LPs?)

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From: Lou Judson <loujudson@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 18:24:36 -0700
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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...

<L>

Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio
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On Aug 27, 2006, at 5:54 PM, Matt Sohn wrote:

"put a sock in it"

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