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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 What does this quote mean? #213859 01/07/14 04:10 PM 01/07/14 04:10 PM Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 M momi1234 OP stranger momi1234   OP stranger M Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 I dreamt that my hair was kempt. Then I dreamt that my true love unkempt it Re: What does this quote mean? [Re: momi1234] #213863 01/07/14 05:06 PM 01/07/14 05:06 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 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. Re: What does this quote mean? [Re: momi1234] #213866 01/07/14 06:56 PM 01/07/14 06:56 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. Re: What does this quote mean? [Re: momi1234] #213873 01/08/14 10:53 AM 01/08/14 10:53 AM Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 M momi1234 OP stranger momi1234   OP stranger M 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? Re: What does this quote mean? [Re: momi1234] #213874 01/08/14 11:19 AM 01/08/14 11:19 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 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; 01/08/14 12:18 PM. Re: What does this quote mean? [Re: momi1234] #213877 01/08/14 12:57 PM 01/08/14 12:57 PM Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 M momi1234 OP stranger momi1234   OP stranger M Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 12 So my literal interpretation was correct and it's just that? Re: What does this quote mean? [Re: momi1234] #213878 01/08/14 01:11 PM 01/08/14 01:11 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass to quote someone, it is what it is. : grin : Re: What does this quote mean? [Re: momi1234] #213879 01/08/14 01:12 PM 01/08/14 01:12 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'. Re: What does this quote mean? [Re: momi1234] #223680 02/29/16 10:39 AM 02/29/16 10:39 AM Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1 B Beatrix stranger Beatrix   stranger B 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 think this detailed jes extender guide is helpful. Re: What does this quote mean? [Re: Beatrix] #223684 02/29/16 04:25 PM 02/29/16 04:25 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,195 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,195 Land of the Flat Water Welcome ----please, draw me a sheep---- Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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