Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: G's and their forties

He loved the dry sunny weather, the palm trees, the good looking babes in
their skimpy clothes, the cool people, the slick cars,  the hunger for
wealth, the asshole movie stars..............the G's with their forties and
Disneyland.
Avrete capito che si parla di Los Angeles ma che diavolo sono i G e i loro
quaranta ?
Please help me !!
Yours
Sal

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This is a real mystery to me and without a context it's hard to guess. If it
were from a detective novel set in the mid-20th century I would check to see if
there had been such a thing as 40 caliber guns. If so, the "G" may be "G-men" or
government men: the FBI.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

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It's hard to know, is it in Florida or Los Angeles?  I'm guessing here.
If Florida, could the G's have something to do with the geriatic
population it's known for, and 40's to do with some state code for a
pension known by that number.  (cf: UB40 in Britain for an unemployment
form)
Or failing that, maybe tourists, with the reference to Disneyland. 
Auguri,
Loki
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This has to be Southern California.  The Disney establishment in Florida is
Disney World.  I have read a thousand private-eye books in which language
such as that below can be found, but I must confess I have never come across
"G's".  There is the English slang geegee's for horses but I don't think
that word is ever used in California.  I would really be interested in
hearing of anyone has ever heard of "G's with their forties"
Dear Sal - where did you find this quote?
Kevin in San Francisco
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 >> hunger for wealth, the asshole movie stars , that the whole damned
place was so so big and flat and spread to hell, the La Brea Tar Pits, hot
dog stands that looked like hot dogs, that big-ass Hollywood sign spread
across that frigging mountain,earthquakes and firestorms, the funky clubs on
the Sunset Strip, sushi, the caramel tans Mexicans, the tour buses filled
with people from Iowa, the glittering swimming pools ,the ocean, Arnold
Scharzenhegger, the G's with their forties and Disneyland.
As you can see I'm supplying the whole quotation.
It is funny that two Californians do not know anything about Gs and forties.
The hard boiled mistery deepens.
The pot is boiling.
The dicks are on the lam.
There are no wits.
Let's wait and see .
Yours
Sal

 The hard boiled mistery deepens.
<Actually it thickens.
Yours
Sal

 It is funny that two Californians do not know anything about Gs and forties.
Los Angeles may be situated in California but don't confuse the culture there
with that of the rest of the state, especially San Francisco. Okay, so this
quote refers to a more modern period. Another guess (given that it is modern Los
Angeles) is that "G" refers to girls, and 40's to the common local practice of
mammary augmentation to a size of 40 or greater. In fact, whether this is an
accurate guess or not, my suspicion is that the writer invented this little
expression himself.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

 expression himself.
It could be also be Girls (referring to babes trying to get hollywood
star world) with Producers in their forties.
I think the expression G's and their forties is also in the song
"Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock. Lirics of this song here:
http://sites.netscape.net/kidrockland/lyrics/bawitdaba.html
Bye
Franco (In LA every year from April to October)

 Franco (In LA every year from April to October)
And in T from October to April, ain't life sweet ? :-)
Ciao
Giorgio, anzi G

 expression himself.
<He did not .
  I went to the bookshop round the corner, got hold of the Italian
translation and read the following words :
   Le gang e i loro cannoni .
   The number clearly refers to the guns millimeters while the G stands for
gangs.
   Either the translator ( I forgot to read his/her name ) is a very good
one or he/she rang up  Bob Crais in L.A.
      Yours
Sal

 one or he/she rang up  Bob Crais in L.A.
<Mi scuso con Ron che aveva gia avanzato l'ipotesi delle pistole.
Sto per partire per Rome in gita scolastica e sono un po' rintronato e
terrorizzato al pensiero delle notti insonni e delle urla disumane che dovrò
emettere.
Ciao
Sal

 > one or he/she rang up  Bob Crais in L.A.
I confess that I'm not in tune with the latest Rap rhymes. I see my area of
expertise shrinking around me day by day. It's unfortunate, since I was hoping
that the silicone version would end up on top.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

 And in T from October to April, ain't life sweet ? :-)
Si` :-). e parto questo giovedi`. Stavo considerando se nel futuro
scambiare T<->LA. 
Ciao
Franco

 wrote in message 3AB7733C...@hotmail.com...
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Dal punto di vista climatico mi sembra senz'altro una buona idea.
Buon viaggio, Perfesser
Giorgio

 Sal
How about the plot thickens and the mystery deepens and the rest of us
remain perplexed. ;-)
Cheers,
Loki
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