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'You swim like a man'

posted 14 years ago by Pseudoephedrine
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I laugh each time I hear this line...so GAY!

[–] 14 years ago

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[–] nutsberryfarm 11 years ago

The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.

[–] psdhart 11 years ago

I know, she sould have replied jokingly "actually, I did use to be one"

[–] bobquack 10 years ago

It was actually a compliment coming from Bond, who had of course been "admiring [her] form."

"Cum Grano Salis"

[–] spookyrat1 10 years ago

One of those funny little lines that with the passage of time has become somewhat anachronistic.

[–] louiseculmer 10 years ago

It's a compliment. in the book, he also notes that she drives like a man - she uses the mirror to watch the road instead of just using it to check her makeup.