Frazz by Jef Mallett for November 30, 2005
Transcript:
"Dave Matthews! I played Dave Matthews and old man Cravens' dog still growled at me!" "It's not 'beast.'" "It's not?" "'Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast.'" "Okay, I'm only eight, but I never saw those things as 'savage'." "What's weird is, Congreve wrote that long before Scandinavian liquor ads."
KZ71 over 10 years ago
Whoa—oa—oa.
Frog Whisperer almost 5 years ago
Apparently both versions are perfectly valid.
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/music-has-charms-to-soothe-the-savage-breast.html
robert423elliott 8 months ago
I understand, Caulfield. I’m 77 and I still haven’t met any that are savage! On a savage female, yeah, occasionally.
DKHenderson about 2 months ago
Everyone has breasts, and everyone is, for some part of their lifetime, a virgin, and yet both words are routinely associated with females.
DevilDog2001 Premium Member 9 days ago
DMB. Cool!