I was mining "the Straight Dope" when I ran across "What does 'the pompatus of love' mean in Steve Miller's song 'The Joker'?"
Now it can be told...
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It's human nature to want to know things, and also human nature to think they're not very interesting when you find out.
--CECIL ADAMS
so what you're telling me is he's...
he's...
*chuckle*
a LOVE PUPPET???
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*I only SEEM Normal*
However, you are free to arrive at your own interpretation.
--Baloo
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It's human nature to want to know things, and also human nature to think they're not very interesting when you find out.
--CECIL ADAMS
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"Some people call me the Space Cowboy. Yeah! Some call me the Gangster of Love. Some people call me Maurice. Whoo hoo! 'Cause I speak of the Pompatus of Love!" - Steve Miller Band's The Joker
Mum's the word from me!
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That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
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"Some people call me the Space Cowboy. Yeah! Some call me the Gangster of Love. Some people call me Maurice. Whoo hoo! 'Cause I speak of the Pompatus of Love!" - Steve Miller Band's The Joker
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Down for Upgrade
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"Some people call me the Space Cowboy. Yeah! Some call me the Gangster of Love. Some people call me Maurice. Whoo hoo! 'Cause I speak of the Pompatus of Love!" - Steve Miller Band's The Joker