Fun Fact: in 1953’s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the song Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend has a line about how “a kiss may be grand, but it won’t pay the rental on your humble flat or help you at the automat.” In 2001 the song was used in Moulin Rouge, but they changed the line to “help you feed your pussy cat.” The film is not exactly a meticulous period piece, so it’s not entirely clear if the change was to avoid anachronism, or because the audience could no longer be expected to know what the automat was.
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