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Old 01-17-2008, 07:54 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent View Post
No straight edge doesn't refer to a ruler -- straight, as in not ****ed up, edge, as in better than you. Ian McKaye came up with it and Jeff Nelson thought it was too preachy and they got into lots of fights. For example, in "Out of Step" the lyrics are something like "don't smoke/don't drink/don't ****" and Jeff forced Ian to put the implied "I" in the liner notes.
I realize what straight edge is lol. I was under the impression that the term came from that instance. Not referring to a ruler. I am straight edge myself and have been for a long time...
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