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 * 103 || "We were in the same outfit together--//**Two-forty-first Engineers**//." || =====Reference to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a mostly civilian division of the army in charge of providing public works such as planning/designing/building dams or buildings for the military.=====

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Ironically, the Engineers' logo is a castle, which ties into Stanley's later reference to himself as "the king" of the house (107).=====

Source: __http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers______
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 * 105 || "Hey, canary bird! **//Toots//**! Get out of the bathroom!" || =====Slang for baby, sweetie. Can be an affectionate term of address but can also be interpreted as offensive when used with a stranger or casual acquaintance esp. if they are female.=====

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The phrase “toots” probably originated from WWI, when Englishmen/Americans would attempt to poke fun at the French phrase “tout de suite” meaning “hurry up” by mispronouncing it as “Toots Sweet”. This interpretation is relevant to the Streetcar passage since Stanley is telling Blanche to hurry up, too.=====

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 * 105 || "Yes, I do, so refreshed! [She tinkles her **//highball glass//**]" || =====A tall glass for holding 8-12 oz. used for mixed drinks with a higher portion of mixer than liquor. [[image:http://www.coolcocktail.com/images/glass_full_4.jpg width="67" height="110" align="right"]]=====

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 * 106 || "Is it because I've been stood up by my **//beau//**?" || =====“Stood up” means to have planned a date or meeting with somebody who then fails to show up, while “beau” is a French word for a boyfriend or romantic interest. This is significant because it is another example of Blanche attempting to show off her supposedly French background in an effort to appear refined. Also, it is an open admission to her relationship with Mitch, though she is unaware that Mitch did not show up because he no longer wishes to be associated with her because of her past.=====

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 * 107 || "The old maid, she had a parrot that **//cursed a blue streak//** and knew more vulgar expressions than Mr. Kowalski!" || =====To talk or curse a “blue streak” means to do so continuously, rapidly, and/or interminably. The phrase supposedly originated from a reference to a bolt of lightning, and the use of the word [|blue] could be because of intensity, or indecency. Click to be linked to a JSTOR article on “Blue as as Marker of Intensification”, including why blue lightning could be a sign of burning brimstone or the devil!=====

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 * 107 || "Remember what **//Huey Long//** said--'Every Man is a King'!" || =====Huey Long was a 1930s Louisiana governor and politician, who created the “Share Our Wealth” program with the famous [|motto] “Every Man a King” [sic] which blamed the rich as parasites and aimed to redistribute wealth to the impoverished. Click to be linked to Long’s famous speech “Every Man a King”.=====

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Similarly, Streetcar contains a disparity between the “rich”, previously higher class DuBois sisters versus the lower class Kowalski, who repeats Long’s slogan as he accuses Stella and Blanche of being pretentious.=====

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