Re: "No Quarter"

["pink guitarist" <mosh@xxxxxxxxx>]

hello. 
	i didn't know the meaning of no quarter and the only connection i saw was
tolkien, so that is why i posted those links.... but zep does have a quite
a few references to tolkien's work in their music,.


'till we meet again-

- -monika-
~pink guitarist~
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my zep club: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/therainsong
my guitar club: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/theguitarclub
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> From: Patrick O'Sullivan <acidbase@xxxxxxx>
> To: zeppelin@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: "No Quarter"
> Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 5:36 PM
> 
> Don't take the phrase 'no quarter' for more than its worth. It simply
means
> quarter means mercy, therefore, no quarter means no mercy. It is a bit
> British in origin if I am correct. I have a British English teacher who
uses
> the expression often when talking about how she'll be if we fail. Also,
I'll
> casually use it in my own speech.
> 
> Patrick O'Sullivan
> 
> pink guitarist wrote:
> 
> > Have you read The Lord of the Rings trilogy? I remember reading it and
> > coming across teh phrase "No Quarter" a few times (in one page of the
book
> > or so...) I can't remember what it meant though.... I'll find the link
to
> > the Tolkien- Zep page and send it to FBO.
> >
> > 'till we meet again-
> >
> > -monika-
> > ~pink guitarist~
> > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
> > my zep club: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/therainsong
> > my guitar club: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/theguitarclub
> >  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
> >
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> > > From: gink <gink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: zeppelin@xxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: "No Quarter"
> > > Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 8:28 PM
> > >
> > > Greetings all,
> > >
> > > Can anyone answer this for me?
> > >
> > > I have been wondering for a long while
> > > what the phrase "no quater" means. I think
> > > it's an old pirate expression, but what exactly does
> > > it mean? connotations? etc.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > gink