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What are "heaters"?
RESOLVED : A UNION OF LOGIC AND PRECEDENCE
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I Mercer/ Miller wrote the lyrics for JEEPER CREEPERS expressly to effect a humorous interplay of meanings as Louis Armstrong sings a lovesong to a racehorse.
II The term "heat" in horseracing originated in the thermal heating of the horses especially in preliminary races.
III "When you turn those heaters on, woe is me. I got to get my cheaters on."
It follows that "turning heaters on" refers to the sudden burst of speed that a racehorse makes as it rounds the backstreach and "cheaters" refers to binoculars or field glasses.
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