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Kevin Lam (Hong Kong)

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Aug 21, 2016, 6:19:58 PM8/21/16
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Hello folks,

I would like to know if "staying gone" means "going everywhere"? from the sentence below:

"To those that follow the signs, I'm a Capricorn and he's Cancer, and those are very compatible signs... And he loves staying home and I love staying gone, so it's worked out really well."

http://news-hl-cm.newsrep.net/h5/nrshare.html?r=3&lan=en_WD&pid=14&id=FI23db47exh_us&detail=1&ch=200014&app_lan=&mcc=454&referrer=200620&showall=1&mcc=454

With thanks!

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Kevin Lam (Hong Kong)

Bill McCray

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Aug 21, 2016, 7:02:27 PM8/21/16
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Staying gone = staying away from home. It says nothing about where "I"
will be except not at home.

Bill in Kentucky

Kevin Lam (Hong Kong)

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Aug 21, 2016, 11:01:53 PM8/21/16
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Thank you Bill.

I simply made a guess as I could not find it from dictionaries, even no such an entry in the Urban dict. Google search tells me it's an album. :)

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Kevin

Peter Duncanson [BrE]

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Aug 22, 2016, 3:56:16 AM8/22/16
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Agreed.

The paragraphs before the one quoted are:

Asked in an interview if she has a secret to maintaining a happy
marriage, Dolly laughed to Vanity Fair magazine: "Yeah, stay gone!

We've been married for 50 years and I've been gone for about 47 of
those. But the truth is, we've always been very compatible.

Asked in an interview if she has a secret to maintaining a happy
marriage, Dolly laughed to Vanity Fair magazine: "Yeah, stay gone!
We've been married for 50 years and I've been gone for about 47 of
those. But the truth is, we've always been very compatible.

And the following sentence is:

Carl has always shunned publicity and mostly leaves his wife to
attend events on her own. But when it comes to their lives behind
closed doors, Dolly insists her feelings for her spouse have only
grown over the years.


--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.english.usage)

Bill McCray

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Aug 22, 2016, 8:43:38 AM8/22/16
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It's not a standard phrase, at least not in my experience. I don't
recall ever hearing it before. Its meaning comes from the meanings of
"staying" and "gone".

Bill in Kentucky

Hen Hanna

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Aug 24, 2016, 9:04:54 PM8/24/16
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"staying gone" sounds a bit humorous, and the line you quoted is funny too.
This must be the same article.


Dolly Parton on Her New Album and Marriage Advice: “Stay Gone!”
Vanity Fair-2016/08/17
But we've always had a good time together, and he's got a great sense of humor and so do I. And he loves staying home and I love staying gone, so it's worked out really well. Over the last 50 years, has your definition of love ...


HH


p.s. Where's Anton these days?
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