From: Richard Holt (rholt@telcel.net.ve)
Date: Thu Dec 06 2001 - 13:54:18 CET
The comment that "muLinux rocks!" or "rocks the party" means that
mulinux is the greatest thing since cooked food, sliced bread, or something
else equally extra-ordinary. It's slang and grammatical rules are not germane.
regards,
Richard.
> On 4 Dec 2001, at 22:52, Shannon Mecklenburg <mulinux@sunsite.dk> wrote:
>
> > >"rocks the party"? Mmm, literal translation doesn't help me with this
> > >sentence. What's the party? Whats the rock?
> >
> > Haha! Its slang. I don't know how to explain it but to say that he is
> > complimenting Mulinux and is saying that its a great product. Rock is an
> > *adjective* which describes motion.
>
> No no no. "Rock" is a verb, not an adjective. It's an adjective if followed
> by "ing" though, as in "rocking chair".
>
> On "rocks the party" for Italia.
>
> Start with "rocking chair", a chair on grooved rails that rocks back and forth.
> A "rocking horse" is a toy wooden horse, similar to a rocking chair.
>
> Rock n' Roll, was early 20th century American slang euphemism for... ehm, that
> action which creates parents.
>
> Rock n' Roll, or Rock for short, was then applied to music with a fast beat,
> the beat having a frequency appropriate to said action.
>
> Such music is generally celebratory, and so "rock" has become a synonym for fun
> or merriment, especially among those who prefer this form of music.
>
> So "muLinux rocks the party" means "muLinux is as fun as things the speaker
> approves of, like music or dancing or other things."
>
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