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Virgin Test

Posted by Bookworm on September 02, 2004

In Reply to: A lady who knows what time it is posted by Smokey Stover on September 02, 2004

: : : : : I'm now listening to a song "Sadder-But-Wiser Girl" from the famous musical "Music Man".

: : : : : Professor Hill sings to his friend that he prefers sadder-but-wiser woman to innocent, eager, pure, baby-doll girls, because the latter type of girls will merely take away his independence.

: : : : : The lyrics are:

: : : : : I spark, I fizz for the lady lady who knows what time it is,
: : : : : I cheer, I rave for the virtue I'm too late to save,
: : : : : The sadder-but-wiser girl for me.

: : : : : Would someone help me with the meaning of the phrase
: : : : : "a lady who knows what time it is", please?

: : : :
: : : : A lady who has 'been around the block', who knows the way of the world, who knows what's what, who is experienced.

: : : A woman who isn't a virgin.

: : Ah - at last a reliable 'virgin' test - if she knows the time she's not!

: : Why didn't I hear that before...

: She knows what time it is because she hears the clock ticking--for her. SS

I was once told that there was no such test to determine a woman's virginity. Is this true?

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