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"ref": "1998 July 1, Christopher M. Stangl, “\"Snail Shell\" interp: Quetzacoatl's Cock Tease”, in alt.music.tmbg (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-05",
"text": "In a triple entendre of the highest order, Linnell summarizes the song.",
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"ref": "2004 July 28, naismith, “An Open Letter To Leesa”, in alt.religion.wicca (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-05",
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"ref": "2005 April 17, R. Stewart, “Clipse are good rappers, discuss”, in rec.music.hip-hop (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-05",
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"ref": "2014 August 30, Siri Crews, “Think Like a Rock”, in alt.atheism (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-05",
"text": "'Tout de suite' is a french phrase meaning in a hurry and pronounced the same as the english 'toot sweet'. Hence it bilingual triple entendre.",
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