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'10' as a Title: Double Entendre?

posted 16 years ago by gnolti
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After several viewings, it only just occurred to me that in addition to being a reference to female beauty, "10" could be a tribute to the idea of "Taking 10," as in a short break. (In one of Samantha's rehearsals, somebody calls out "Everybody take ten," which cued me in to this.) George Webber's odyssey IS, in fact, a break -- from reality, from work, from the fact of getting older.

Anyone?

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[–] jporter-6 14 years ago

Certainly a possibility--I hadn't thought of it. Good catch.

[–] Jane2005 13 years ago

>>"Taking 10," as in a short break<<

Brilliant. You're probably right.

-Jane

[–] jporter-6 11 years ago

Well thought out. Good answer.

[–] Blueghost 11 years ago

Sure, why not.

[–] westal_sage 11 years ago

Right - like he had to "take 10" and figure some things out down there in Mexico. Good call.

[–] bctelecom 9 years ago

Except the saying is usually "Take five"

[–] crockett_john 9 years ago

That's true, but in the movie, when Julie Andrews is rehearsing, the director instructs everyone to take 10.

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