Alternatively it could be read as a signal from *someone else's wife* that the coast is clear for him to come over. Either way the answer to "what does this blues song mean?" is usually sex.

"Jumper" in southern American parlance refers to overalls or dungarees, rather than a pullover like it would in the uk.

The implication in the song is that his jumper on the line means his wife is home and he's getting some.

I'd vote for you. I mean I don't get a vote on account of being an unordained, lapsed C of E, atheist. But if I did it would *totally* go your way.

He's put a 10% tariff on Heard Island & Mcdonald Island - Australian antarctic territories inhabited only by seals and penguins

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I love her guitar playing - it's kind of a shame so many of her records have other people playing the guitar on them!

As a fellow freelancer I believe I have cracked the code on how to pay less tax. It's being less successful.

Also I appreciate I've managed to forget about a whole week of these, but hey I wanted to join in again, so I am.

Also it feels *extra* hollow to say they are sorry to see me leave, when they reason I am leaving is that they apparently don't want my business any longer.

Cue panicked visits to price comparison sites.

No reason offered, but I'm pretty sure this will be down to my profession making me "high risk", which is annoying as I have over ten years of no claims bonus, a boring low powered diesel & drive like your gran to save fuel most of the time.