NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
What is "dirty oil"? "Our sordid society"?
Context:
This is the story of a young girl, who is enjoying her first taste of the spoils of dirty oil. It's perfection.
This is the story of a young girl, who is enjoying her first taste of the spoils of dirty oil. It's perfection.
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We have no idea. Is there more context?
My guess is that she makes money from petroleum?
My guess is that she makes money from petroleum?
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No more context can be found.
Our society is like a hotchpotch or a huge dye vat, so "her first taste of the spoiles of dirty oil" might be referring to "her first taste of the social hotchpotch."
Our society is like a hotchpotch or a huge dye vat, so "her first taste of the spoiles of dirty oil" might be referring to "her first taste of the social hotchpotch."
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Per http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2009/05/gossip_girl_is_getting_its_gro.html , it seems to be a quote from an American TV series "Gossip Girl", referring to someone who is an "oil heiress", i.e. her family made money in the oil industry. "dirty", though it has a lit
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