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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread What does this quote mean? #213859 01/07/2014 4:10 PM Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 momi1234 stranger momi1234 stranger Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 I dreamt that my hair was kempt. Then I dreamt that my true love unkempt it Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 #213863 01/07/2014 5:06 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass kempt :: neat, tidy (combed) it looks to me as though kempt is actually an old word that went obsolete or unused for several hundred years, and then was recovered via back-formation from unkempt. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 #213866 01/07/2014 6:56 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 FWIW, the kempt part seems to come from an Old English verb meaning 'to comb'. Not to mention humorously reviving the obsolete word kempt. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 #213873 01/08/2014 10:53 AM Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 momi1234 stranger momi1234 stranger Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 So it means, "this is what happened in my dream. My hair was in order but my sweetheart disorganized it.?" What does it want to say? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 #213874 01/08/2014 11:19 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass what does it 'want' to say? it seems to say what it says about lovers mussing each other's hair.. it could also be euphemistic, I can't tell what the dream(s) have to do with it without seeing this 'quote' in context; it could mean that the dreamer was dreaming of being ravished by their lover. using a rare 'opposite' of unkempt makes me think this author wasn't being very serious; see Quinion and How I met my wife. edit: I assume that this is the source of your quote: This is my dream, It is my own dream, I dreamt it. I dreamt that my hair was kempt. Then I dreamt that my true love unkempt it. -Ogden Nash Ogden Nash was well known for his humorous poetry. Last edited by tsuwm; 01/08/2014 12:18 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 #213877 01/08/2014 12:57 PM Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 momi1234 stranger momi1234 stranger Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 So my literal interpretation was correct and it's just that? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 #213878 01/08/2014 1:11 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass to quote someone, it is what it is. : grin : Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 #213879 01/08/2014 1:12 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Plus the play on kempt meaning 'combed'. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 #223680 02/29/2016 10:39 AM Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1 Beatrix stranger Beatrix stranger Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1 It doesn't just refer to hair though does it. It almost means scruffy, i.e he's very unkempt, he looks like a hobo. Not cared for? I'm so thankful for Airsnore and I love it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What does this quote mean? Beatrix #223684 02/29/2016 4:25 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Welcome ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What does this quote mean? momi1234 #226917 04/08/2017 3:18 AM Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 1 willowz stranger willowz stranger Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 1 It means (in my opinion ) it was a delicious romp indeed. 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