A lot depends on who's in the saddle.

The Big Sleep

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Sex

Speaker

Vivian Rutledge

Actor

Lauren Bacall

Source

The Big Sleep

Medium

Film

Genre

Film noir Crime (film) Crime

Statement Type

Sexual innuendo

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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Citation

The Big Sleep. Directed by Howard Hawks, Warner Bros., 1946.

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You've got to be taught
Before it's too late
Before you are six, or seven, or eight
To hate all the people your relatives hate
You've got to be carefully taught.

Rodgers and Hammerstein

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Topic
Hate Prejudice and bias

Author

Rodgers and Hammerstein
Source
You've Got to Be Carefully Taught South Pacific
Medium
Song Musical
Genre
Great American songbook
Language
English
Time
1949 1940s 20th century
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Hammerstein, Oscar, II. "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught." South Pacific. Composted by Richard Rodgers. 1949, Majestic Theatre, New York City, New York, USA.

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Birds do it, bees do it,
Even educated fleas do it.
Let's do it, let's fall in love.

Cole Porter

Let's Do It

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Topic
Falling in love Sex

Author

Cole Porter
Source
Let's Do It
Medium
Song
Genre
Great American songbook
Language
English
Time
1928 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Porter, Cole. "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love." Paris. Performed by Irene Bordoni. 1928, Music Box Theatre, New York City, NY, USA.

Another quote from 1946

Anything you can do, I can do better, I can do anything better than you.

Irving Berlin

Anything You Can Do

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Topic
Men and women

Author

Irving Berlin
Source
Anything You Can Do
Medium
Song
Genre
Great American songbook
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Berlin, Irving. "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)." Annie Get Your Gun. Directed by Joshua Logan. Performed by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton. 16 May 1946, Imperial Theatre, New York City, NY, USA.