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Arlecchino (school gets in the way) Posted Aug 28, 2001
Wasn't that also an eighties sit-com?
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~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Aug 28, 2001
*leaps enthusiastically into opportunity to be a pedantic boring old fart*
Yes.
However...
The original song (title) "Different Strokes for Different Folks" was supposed to be a message of universal love, peace and tolerance between people of different races, religions etc... 
But the expression, 'different strokes' soon began to be used rather cynically to ignore or diminish anything someone else was doing that didn't strike one as cool.
The notion of individual rights to behave freely, expressing oneself in all sorts of here-to-for distasteful or silly behavior, had been firmly planted in the sixties.
Even the most bigoted rednecks had to shrug off dress and behavior which they previously would have felt a need to quell with violence. (See: Easy Rider - the movie)
So, in its own way, popularising the expression 'different strokes' was a giant step for mankind. Now rigidly narrow-minded people were able to put someone down with a laugh by saying "Different strokes, eh."
By the time the sit-com (just called Different Strokes) came round the expression was a catch-all to excuse the most ludicrous and offensive behaviour. Including the show itself. 
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Uncle Heavy [sic] Posted Aug 30, 2001
well the strokes are, and i quote, 'the saviours of rock'. im inclined to agree.
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~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Aug 31, 2001
The saviours of rock. eh?
That's strong praise indeed.
I'm tempted to try and find a sample of their work, but with good old napster offline...
ah well
jwf
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Arlecchino (school gets in the way) Posted Aug 31, 2001
There really should be a smiley for that.
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Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... Posted Sep 1, 2001
YOu're all mad and I'd join in in being nuts but am too ill
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Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... Posted Sep 1, 2001
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Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... Posted Sep 3, 2001
Auw
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Arlecchino (school gets in the way) Posted Sep 4, 2001
I missed the significance of my own existance.
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Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... Posted Sep 4, 2001
We missed it as well!
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- 382: ~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum (Aug 28, 2001)
- 383: Arlecchino (school gets in the way) (Aug 29, 2001)
- 384: Uncle Heavy [sic] (Aug 30, 2001)
- 385: ~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum (Aug 31, 2001)
- 386: Arlecchino (school gets in the way) (Aug 31, 2001)
- 387: Uncle Heavy [sic] (Sep 1, 2001)
- 388: Arlecchino (school gets in the way) (Sep 1, 2001)
- 389: Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... (Sep 1, 2001)
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- 392: Arlecchino (school gets in the way) (Sep 2, 2001)
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- 395: Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... (Sep 3, 2001)
- 396: Arlecchino (school gets in the way) (Sep 3, 2001)
- 397: Uncle Heavy [sic] (Sep 3, 2001)
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