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   ladyvols1 Teacher
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   This quote is from the Barenaked Ladies Song “One Week.”  The verse which includes your quote is:

   “Gonna get a set of better clubs
   The quote is a cultural reference to "Sailor Moon," a Japanese animated cartoon about heroic teenage schoolgirls dressed in sailor suits.  The verse that follows is really indicating what the author is talking about when he says:  'Cause the cartoon has got the boom anime babes that make me think the wrong thing.”  Boom anime babes are the most attractive cartoon girls, and their large breasts and seductive figures make the singer, think of “the wrong thing.”  This verse of the song is taking a children’s cartoon and comparing it to adult themes.  The whole song is filled with irony and references to pop culture.

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   http://www.slangcity.com/songs/one_week.htm

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   Posted by ladyvols1 on Friday January 16, 2009 at 10:17 PM