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1928 NYer piece on the "voice culture" created by talking movies

1928 NYer piece on the "voice culture" created by talking movies.

By Jason Kottke    Oct 15, 2003 at 10:35 am

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matt    Oct 16 2003    7:50AM

"hundreds of movie stars who have attained their eminence because of a dimple in the chin or a bovine eye...."

wtf is a "bovine eye"?

jenn    Oct 16 2003    2:48PM

I believe that's like "doe eyes"

matt    Oct 17 2003    7:29AM

see, doe eyes, that's pretty sounding. bovine eye? cow eye?

which sounds more likely:

"baby, you got the prettiest cow eyes"

OR

"the test results are back. you've tested positive for cow eye. i'm sorry."

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