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If you posted this on drudge, would you give drude a co-authorship?
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[3] This could be a response to Julian Cope (who refers to himself as the arch-drude), who commented on his website: "... you hear that new Fall record and it's just more embittered semi-mystical coded fraudulent ramblings about NOTHING nothing NOTHING." (editor's interpretation, which may well be completely wrong!)
The Real New Fall LP Smith, Mark E., 1957 Mar. 5- 2003
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As it will bring the wrath of the drude quarters [3]
The Real New Fall LP Smith, Mark E., 1957 Mar. 5- 2003
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Finally deciding that Oceaxe's advice was good, he applied the drude first to his magn, and then to his breve.
A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay 1910
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If you hold that drude to your organs for a good while, perhaps it will start the change, and perhaps nature will do the rest during the night.
A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay 1910
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"Let me bury this drude, where I can find it some other time," said
A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay 1910
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"Find the drude, Maskull," she said, with a lazy smile.
A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay 1910
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A kind of witch in German folklore associated with dreams. Drudes were said to participate in the Wild Hunt and were considered a particular class of demon in Alfonso de Spina's hierarchy. (Wikipedia)
September 6, 2008