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What does "switch man's picnic" mean?
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What does "switch man's picnic" mean?
I have never seen it before. Where did you find it?
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In the 1971 spaghetti western "Bad Man's River" in the following dialogue:

Alicia: You two should be friends. After all, you have a lot in common. Me.

King: I offered to share you.

Montero: Were you suggesting a, ah, switch-man's picnic?
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In the 1971 spaghetti western "Bad Man's River" in the following dialogue:

Alicia: You two should be friends. After all, you have a lot in common. Me.

King: I offered to share you.

Montero: Were you suggesting a, ah, switch-man's picnic?
Sorry, that doesn't help, perhaps it's uniquely American.
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Sorry, that doesn't help, perhaps it's uniquely American.
I am not sure exactly since I am not familiar with the movie but the phrase seems to be sexual in nature. Looks like two men want to "share" Alice.
A "switch man" often refers to a bisexual man. A "switch man's picnic" seems to mean an encounter between all three people, two men and one woman.
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