In Popular Culture
- The phrase gained popularity with the song "Shiver me timbers" by Tom Waits on the album The Heart Of Saturday Night from 1974, which was often covered.
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Famous quotes containing the word popular:
“Resorts advertised for waitresses, specifying that they “must appear in short clothes or no engagement.” Below a Gospel Guide column headed, “Where our Local Divines Will Hang Out Tomorrow,” was an account of spirited gun play at the Bon Ton. In Jeff Winney’s California Concert Hall, patrons “bucked the tiger” under the watchful eye of Kitty Crawhurst, popular “lady” gambler.”
—Administration in the State of Colo, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)