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“Pardon me, boys—is that the Chattanooga Iron Horse?”

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AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 230d (2 replies)

This one might not make sense to more recent generations. There was a popular song way back with the line "Pardon me boys, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo," but stereotypical movie Indians called trains "iron horses."

Iunnrais@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 230d (1 reply)

Thank you! I’ve got some years on me but wasn’t familiar with that song anyway.

AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 230d

Well, the song is from 1941 - so would need to be a lot of years, though it was a monster hit, was in a movie, and stayed in the pop culture for a pretty long time. 1941 is decades before I was born.

brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 230d

It actually is the special train to Pankow in east Berlin.

ninjabard@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 230d