Limelight

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skinem
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Limelight

Postby skinem » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:49 pm

lime·light


Function: noun
1 a : a stage lighting instrument producing illumination by means of an oxyhydrogen flame directed on a cylinder of lime and usually equipped with a lens to concentrate the light in a beam b : the white light produced by such an instrument c British : SPOTLIGHT
2 : the center of public attention

Remembered an old 10-15 minute nightly radio spot on our local station back when AM was king...it was called "The Levity Limelight"--lots of local jokes.

Was interested in where limelight came from--a little surprising to me that lime was actually involved...but, then, I'm easily surprised.

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Postby sluggo » Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:44 pm

Yes, the result of endless blind experimentation. Previously, grapefruit, pomegranites and uglyfruit had been tried. All worked well but just didn't roll off the tongue as well as this one.
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Postby Bailey » Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:50 pm

Yes, the result of endless blind experimentation. Previously, grapefruit, pomegranites and uglyfruit had been tried. All worked well but just didn't roll off the tongue as well as this one.
And lemon-light just didn't have the right ring to it.

mark no-lemons-or-turkeys-attached-to-MY-performance-please Bailey

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