Poll: He keeps harping ___ about when he was in the army.

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  1. 02-Jan-2004, 21:13 #1
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    Harp

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  2. 03-Jan-2004, 16:44 #2
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    He keeps going on and on about it, does he?

    :wink:
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  3. 03-Jan-2004, 22:16 #3
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    That he does. ;-(
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    Do you think that one comes from harping on one note?

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  5. 04-Jan-2004, 15:01 #5
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    It could do- maybe the harp is an instrument seen to lack variety.
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  6. 04-Jan-2004, 18:09 #6
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    I think I made up a new expression. It's supposed to be harping on one string.

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