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16-Mar-2004, 00:15
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The roll up the sidewalks when the sun goes down ?
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it doesnt really make sense to me. |
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Originally Posted by whl626 The roll up the sidewalks when the sun goes down ? | Should that be stroll?
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16-Mar-2004, 01:21
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Originally Posted by whl626 The roll up the sidewalks when the sun goes down ?
What does the sentence mean ? Thanks in advance | It means that there are so few people around at night that the sidewalks aren't used or needed. This expression is used to refer to small towns or to major cities that have no central nightlife areas. |
16-Mar-2004, 02:21
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Re: - They roll up the sidewalks after the sun goes down.
I believe I have heard that one. It is, I think, in the nature of a joke. As MNY noted, it refers to areas that are "dead" after sunset. They don't need the sidewalks, so they roll them up. Of course, nobody literally does that.
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16-Mar-2004, 15:51
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Originally Posted by RonBee Re: - They roll up the sidewalks after the sun goes down.
I believe I have heard that one. It is, I think, in the nature of a joke. As MNY noted, it refers to areas that are "dead" after sunset. They don't need the sidewalks, so they roll them up. Of course, nobody literally does that.
:) | Yes, indeed. The first time I stayed in downtown Dallas, I was amazed by what happened at 5 P.M. Everybody fled to the suburbs. I used the expression then to describe the results. +|  |
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Originally Posted by RonBee Re: - They roll up the sidewalks after the sun goes down.
I believe I have heard that one. It is, I think, in the nature of a joke. As MNY noted, it refers to areas that are "dead" after sunset. They don't need the sidewalks, so they roll them up. Of course, nobody literally does that.
:) | Yes, indeed. The first time I stayed in downtown Dallas, I was amazed by what happened at 5 P.M. Everybody fled to the suburbs. I used the expression then to describe the results. +| | So it was kind of lonesome in downtown Dallas after 5PM?
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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork Quote: |
Originally Posted by RonBee Re: - They roll up the sidewalks after the sun goes down.
I believe I have heard that one. It is, I think, in the nature of a joke. As MNY noted, it refers to areas that are "dead" after sunset. They don't need the sidewalks, so they roll them up. Of course, nobody literally does that.
:) | Yes, indeed. The first time I stayed in downtown Dallas, I was amazed by what happened at 5 P.M. Everybody fled to the suburbs. I used the expression then to describe the results. +| | So it was kind of lonesome in downtown Dallas after 5PM? | I would not call it "Party Central". :wink: |
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Exactly fit into the story I am reading. Yeah, they are in a small town. Someone in the group seems to know the town well and used this phrase.
They roll up the sidewalks after the sun goes down.
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Originally Posted by whl626 Exactly fit into the story I am reading. Yeah, they are in a small town. Someone in the group seems to know the town well and used this phrase.
They roll up the sidewalks after the sun goes down.
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