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The Language of Fans
It's sign language, isn't it? It's part of this process of love being assimilated into the consumer economy as a way to sell things. The one that people most often cite when talking about the language of fans is a Parisian fan set who's called Jean-Pierre DuVellaroy. But obviously, you know, it's only going to work if a man can understand what on earth you're saying. And you know, men didn't walk around with guidebooks. I'm old-fashioned. How are you selling this? What you need here is a product. You haven't bought it for a minute. Sorry, a product.
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