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Jpatano617Jpatano617 Posts: 2
edited August 2013 in The Porch
My buddy and I have a bet and we need your help. I thought the lyrics were "he who rides above it must some day fall"
As we know the lyric is: "he who rides a pony must someday fall". I contend that although my lyric is wrong, it's better.

We'd like to hear from 100 people and see what you think.

A: He who rides above it
B: He who rides a pony

Please answer A or B
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    DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    everybody misses andy
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,150
    A

    i like yours better
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    jethrojam420jethrojam420 Foxborough MA Posts: 1,075
    Welcome to the Board.

    B
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    TunnelThroughDenialTunnelThroughDenial Posts: 767
    B

    pony = horse = heroin
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    DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    C. you have an act
    and
    d. not having an act is your act.
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,840
    edited August 2013
    Yours makes sense, but i still think the pony one makes more sense.
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    YLed2YLed2 Des Moines, IA Posts: 5,534
    B
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    AzWickerAzWicker Posts: 1,162
    B

    Since pony is slang for heroin and taken in context and being prophetic, It has to be pony.
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    Yield98Yield98 Posts: 151
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    C. you have an act
    and
    d. not having an act is your act.

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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,150
    well,i haver the excuse,didnt know the pony slug!! :lol::lol:
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    SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,795
    I thought they said unicorn :?
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    jmuscatellojmuscatello Colorado Posts: 332
    B. Heroin reference is significant
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    jethrojam420jethrojam420 Foxborough MA Posts: 1,075
    Yield98 wrote:
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    C. you have an act
    and
    d. not having an act is your act.

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    slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,744
    It's pony. Hope you didn't bet too much.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
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    jackrabbit slimjackrabbit slim Posts: 560
    TunnelThroughDenial wrote:
    B

    pony = horse = heroin
    that's it right there
    b
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    KimmiebyromKimmiebyrom Posts: 1,832
    Yeah, I have to go with B because the reference is significant.
    Also, isn't it "the pony" and not "a pony" because the semantics in this line would make it more relevant to the drug reference?
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    F5AgainstOneF5AgainstOne New Hampshire, USA Posts: 1,462
    jackrabbit slim wrote:
    TunnelThroughDenial wrote:
    B

    pony = horse = heroin
    that's it right there
    b
    I know Andy was using Heroin, but I thought pony was cocaine, no?
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    jackrabbit slimjackrabbit slim Posts: 560
    F5AgainstOne wrote:
    jackrabbit slim wrote:
    TunnelThroughDenial wrote:
    B

    pony = horse = heroin
    that's it right there
    b
    I know Andy was using Heroin, but I thought pony was cocaine, no?

    it can be crack. And meth is called the white pony. not sure what andy was aiming at. maybe just a drug of abuse.
    and maybe in seattle heroin=pony. the meaning can change city to city.
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    Jpatano617Jpatano617 Posts: 2
    Context wasn't even an issue, sadly. I agree, in context, pony makes sense. We hadn't even put that together. On it's own- what's the better lyric? Take the heroin out of it.
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    NHidingNHiding Posts: 1,899
    Some things you just don't fuck with.
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    Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    NHiding wrote:
    Some things you just don't fuck with.
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    F5AgainstOneF5AgainstOne New Hampshire, USA Posts: 1,462
    Jpatano617 wrote:
    Context wasn't even an issue, sadly. I agree, in context, pony makes sense. We hadn't even put that together. On it's own- what's the better lyric? Take the heroin out of it.
    Any song lyric is about the context... So what you are asking is like asking "what tastes better, blue or 9?"
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    YoullseeDragonsYoullseeDragons Posts: 2,117
    AzWicker wrote:
    B

    Since pony is slang for heroin and taken in context and being prophetic, It has to be pony.
    +1
    Keep this up and Andy will visit you in your sleep and tell you to leave his lyrics alone.
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,513
    F5AgainstOne wrote:
    Jpatano617 wrote:
    Context wasn't even an issue, sadly. I agree, in context, pony makes sense. We hadn't even put that together. On it's own- what's the better lyric? Take the heroin out of it.
    Any song lyric is about the context... So what you are asking is like asking "what tastes better, blue or 9?"
    Blue, definitely.
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    nickburrows14nickburrows14 Posts: 858
    It's pony. The reference comes from the fact the whole band were keen horse riders and Andy had recently took a tumble attempting a tricky jump. The name Mother Love Bone actually refers to the fact that horses have big penises.

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