Subject: Re: Robocop and Twin Peaks From: xxmartn@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov Date: 1991-03-06, 07:10 Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks In article <1991Mar5.230347.5282@cadence.com>, phz@cadence.com (Pete Zakel) writes... > >In article <38682@netnews.upenn.edu> shiau@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Cherubino) writes: >> >>And what does `I'll buy that for a buck!' mean? > > > >It's a reference to a science-fiction story that takes place in the near > >or not-so-near future. The tag line is from some game show, and is usually > >the game show host asking the audience: "Will you buy *that* for a buck?". ^^^^^ Acutally, the line goes: "I'd buy THAT for a dollar".....