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> This [Cryptonomicon, 1999] is also where the term "fuck you money" comes from. It's also in the 1981 novel Noble House by James Clavell.
by dctoedt 15y ago
> This [Cryptonomicon, 1999] is also where the term "fuck you money" comes from.
It's also in the 1981 novel Noble House by James Clavell.
- anotherjohn 15y agoAnd i have a mate who was roadie for Muddy Waters (to give some age context) who learned the phrase well before i was born! A canonical reference for the first use would be fascinating.
- anotherjohn 15y agoFWIW, i have another pal who was posted diplomatic to HK in the late 70s and was instructed to read Noble House - it's thinly veiled translations of real characters, some still alive.