Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0008917, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 22:27:16 -0800

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Re: Fw: Yolande Kickshaw
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tHANKS FOR YOUR THOUGHTS. tHE bEEKMAN THING DID NOT SEEM PROMISING. WHERE
DID 'KICKSHAW' OCCUR IN THE MORTON URL. I DIDN'T SEE IT BUT COULD EASIKLY
HAVE MISSED IT. BEST
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From: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net>
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Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 9:43 PM
Subject: Fw: Yolande Kickshaw


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dane Gill" <pennyparkerpark@hotmail.com>
> >
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> > Greetings
> > I think that Carolyn Kunin was on the right track with the quelque chose
> > bit. But I'm not sure what she meant by the kickshoes. Kickshaw is a
> > prepared dish, synonomous with dainty or treat. Keeping this "eating" in
> > mind along with the lesbian reference (deux tribades) one does not need
to
> > think too hard. You may want to check out this link to Mark Morton's The
> > Lover's Tongue which also mentions kickshaw and its sexual context:
> > http://io.uwinnipeg.ca/~morton/lovers_tongue.htm
> > As to Yolande I'm still stuck. However, I do have an idea. A Yolande
> > Beekman was part of an all women "spy team" during ww2 for Britain.
> > http://www.iamheart.org/articles/noor-un-nisa4.html
> >
> > Dane Gill
> >