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1Atomicmutant
Who will make it? And what will it be about?
We all await the joyous occasion, to see what sort of wisdom
will be revealed in this incredible post to come!
Lay your bets, and watch this space. The run up to this thread's
1,247th post promises to be a tension-filled rollercoaster of life,
laughter, and love. With a bit of tragedy and irony thrown in.
What sorts of amazing things will happen to the poster of the upcoming 1,247th post? No one knows. I certainly don't.
For that matter, who will dare to follow it? Who will be the first to take the step "on the other side" of that momentous post?
Inquiring minds want to know. Can you see the future? I can't.
We all await the joyous occasion, to see what sort of wisdom
will be revealed in this incredible post to come!
Lay your bets, and watch this space. The run up to this thread's
1,247th post promises to be a tension-filled rollercoaster of life,
laughter, and love. With a bit of tragedy and irony thrown in.
What sorts of amazing things will happen to the poster of the upcoming 1,247th post? No one knows. I certainly don't.
For that matter, who will dare to follow it? Who will be the first to take the step "on the other side" of that momentous post?
Inquiring minds want to know. Can you see the future? I can't.
2pollysmith
whoohoo
3maggie1944
It must be time for a party; but, I can't come tonight. Maybe later....
4Choreocrat
*performs some unorthodox kind of something-mancy*
The 1,247th poster will be by someone who has not yet joined the GD. The contents of the post will contain the phrases:
"LOL wut"
"wut r u'all guyz tlking bout?"
and
"i m teh h4XX0l2!
The 1,247th poster will be by someone who has not yet joined the GD. The contents of the post will contain the phrases:
"LOL wut"
"wut r u'all guyz tlking bout?"
and
"i m teh h4XX0l2!
6GeorgiaDawn
Helping out!
7littlegeek
8Atomicmutant
Ahh, we're getting there, 1,239 to go, here it comes . . .
AH! A prophecy from WillSteed . . . !
Will it come true? We can only wait.
He has prophesied that a new member will join! And the member shall sp33k l33t!
AH! A prophecy from WillSteed . . . !
Will it come true? We can only wait.
He has prophesied that a new member will join! And the member shall sp33k l33t!
11Choreocrat
Well, I'm no Nostradamus. I'm nobody's lady (well, not at the moment, anyhow).
12MissWoodhouse1816
Soooo, stupid question from a fairly new GDer- how do you tell the post number? Telepathy? Random designation? Guess?
14Choreocrat
Threadmancy.
15MissWoodhouse1816
Aww, you guys are so cute... ;)
18MrAndrew
#13 was serious. Deadly serious. There are only three truly serious things in the world: death, taxes and magic gerbils.
28Atomicmutant
At this rate, it looks like on or about March 3,
this thread will see its 1, 247th post.
Perhaps the post will be about spring!
this thread will see its 1, 247th post.
Perhaps the post will be about spring!
31MissWoodhouse1816
My word, I didn't think you all REALLY meant 1,247 in one little old thread. Just...my word.
Post on!
Post on!
34Morphidae
I like big butts and I can not lie
You other brothers can't deny
That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist
And a round thing in your face
You get SPRUNG
You other brothers can't deny
That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist
And a round thing in your face
You get SPRUNG
35clamairy
#33- To borrow a phrase from our new commander in chief, "Yes, we can." And I'll add one word to that myself, "Maybe." ;o)
36Melsar
"I've had nothing yet", Alice replied in an offended tone: "so I ca'n't take more."
"You mean you ca'n't take less. It's very easy to take more than nothing."
oops wrong thread. I'll leave it here thought to get us closer to the magic number
"You mean you ca'n't take less. It's very easy to take more than nothing."
oops wrong thread. I'll leave it here thought to get us closer to the magic number
37Barry
#35 Of course he stole it from that well known literary character Bob the Builder whose colleague Lofty the big blue crane responds with "Uh ... yeah, I think so!"
39cal8769
Speaking of bacon...check this out!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html?_r=1&no_interstitial
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html?_r=1&no_interstitial
41MissWoodhouse1816
*skips straight to the heart attack to save time*
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ottodestruct.com/blog/wp-content/u...
Sorry, no time to fight with my computer to scale down the address...
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ottodestruct.com/blog/wp-content/u...
Sorry, no time to fight with my computer to scale down the address...
43clamairy
Okay, I have to admit that doesn't appeal to me at all...
In fact, just looking at it makes me queasy, and I LOVE bacon.
In fact, just looking at it makes me queasy, and I LOVE bacon.
44maggie1944
Never underestimate the creativity of the American folk...
46MerryMary
AAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKK
*runs screaming into the night*
(extremely difficult maneuver since it's 9:20 in the morning)
*runs screaming into the night*
(extremely difficult maneuver since it's 9:20 in the morning)
47MissWoodhouse1816
Barney is a dinosaur from our imagination...
48clamairy
Quick, change the topic! We don't want to scare valuable posters off!
CHEESE! We need CHEESE!
CHEESE! We need CHEESE!
51Barry
This might be a good point to share something with the GDers that I've wanted to mention to you all for a while. There's a town 40km from me called Rombas, I feel it could be a real spiritual home for many of you who seem fairly obsessed with the little devils.
52TheOneTree
that's so cute. Just adding to the numbers...
...1 2 3 woo hoo
*why dahlin', she simply has absooolutely no i-dea*
...1 2 3 woo hoo
*why dahlin', she simply has absooolutely no i-dea*
55littlegeek
#34 Ahhhh, that's the first song my husband & I danced to at our wedding. *warmed cockles*
59littlegeek
bwahahah "karma" sutra, that rocks.
66MerryMary
We don't do homework. Except our own. And I'm so old I don't do it at all. Bwa-ha-ha-ha-haaaaaaaaaaaa.
67maggie1944
hi, cautionss. You are welcome here if you like to read books, and you like to talk about the books you read, and if you like really silly jokes which appeal to little ole ladies and their companions - puffins, SPITTING COBRAS, .... and you are tolerant of people who have memory problems.
Be sure to explore all the groups in LibraryThing. There may be other groups which could interest you.
p.s. you are supposed to be over, what is it? 13 years old? to be on this site.
Be sure to explore all the groups in LibraryThing. There may be other groups which could interest you.
p.s. you are supposed to be over, what is it? 13 years old? to be on this site.
68clamairy
cautionss, I know you are looking for info on a specific book. It appears that only 3 other users on LT have rated the book, and yours is the only review. You could try leaving msgs for these three other readers. I'm leaving a msg on your profile with their LT names.
73Atomicmutant
Oooh, it's getting closer! Can you feel it, the excitement in the air?
We're 13.69863 percent there!
We're 13.69863 percent there!
75Atomicmutant
How could I have been so wrong? Thanks for the slap!
It's actually 5.808477 percent.
Somewhat sobering, to say the least.
I blame my IPhone calculator.
It's actually 5.808477 percent.
Somewhat sobering, to say the least.
I blame my IPhone calculator.
77MissWoodhouse1816
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe...had to pick up where clam left off!
You know you should be an English major when you can not only recite, but also SPELL this stuff.
You know you should be an English major when you can not only recite, but also SPELL this stuff.
78clamairy
All mimsy were the borogoves,
Mimsy? Is that where the title of that movie a while back came from?
Mimsy? Is that where the title of that movie a while back came from?
79Melsar
Yup. And they bang you over the head with the reference in the movie. Not a bad movie, but not a great one either.
80Choreocrat
And the mome-raths outgrabe!
82MissWoodhouse1816
The jaws that bite, the claws which catch!
85MissWoodhouse1816
The frumious Bandersnatch! ( I love that line)
86clamairy
Yes, it sounds like a musical instrument to me. :o)
"I play the Frumious Bandersnatch, what do you play?"
"I play the Frumious Bandersnatch, what do you play?"
88MissWoodhouse1816
Isn't it a stringed woodwind that goes "blatt"?
I'll never read this line the same again...
I'll never read this line the same again...
90Atomicmutant
Meslar! Over here, not over there!
91GeorgiaDawn
You people have been busy.
92maggie1944
The time has come, the walrus said, to speak of many things
93Choreocrat
I have to match my posts on the other thread.
94Atomicmutant
No, you don't. You can choose a favorite. No shame in that.
I haven't decided, yet.
I haven't decided, yet.
95Choreocrat
Of puffins, Johnny, roomba brains
And times when PeeBee sings.
And times when PeeBee sings.
96littlegeek
Seems like the Peebster has been busy a lot lately or is that me?
97Melsar
Since I have always disdained doing things the "official" way I am going to have to throw my support behind this thread.
98drneutron
Wouldn't it be kinder to your support to gently ease it behind this thread? And what's so interesting behind this thread, anyway?
99Atomicmutant
It's just a storage area for support, as far as I know.
100GeorgiaDawn
And just how far do you know? How far does your vast knowledge reach? Tell us!
101clamairy
#96 - Yah. He's got a ton on his plate.
#95 - "Roomba brains"... oh, that will be a brain worm for sure!
#95 - "Roomba brains"... oh, that will be a brain worm for sure!
102MissWoodhouse1816
Behind the thread? Nothin's behind this here thread. Really people. Move along now. I here there's another nice thread in the area...
104GeorgiaDawn
Oh no! We need to help clam!!
105MissWoodhouse1816
Clap, people, clap! Let her hear you!
108GeorgiaDawn
Free the birds!
109littlegeek
Hello Pittsburgh!
110maggie1944
tinkerbell
113littlegeek
I want to believe.
114Atomicmutant
I want to KNOW.
116Melsar
#115 I hope not. I enjoyed it for what it was. It was never going to be a great work of art. It was fun. It was also fun to see my teenage daughter get so excited about it.
117Taliska
@112: the truth might be out there but the lies are INSIDE YoUR HEAD!
Whoo wahahaha!
Thread to infinity! and BEYOND!
*leaps up onto a pale hores and gallops off into the sunset*
Whoo wahahaha!
Thread to infinity! and BEYOND!
*leaps up onto a pale hores and gallops off into the sunset*
121Atomicmutant
Let's make like a tree and head out.
122maggie1944
Let's make like a banana and split.
123Atomicmutant
Just a brief update, here, for the morning of January 31.
We are currently at 9.863673 percent to the eagerly awaited post.
It is difficult to know who will make the post, and what it will be.
Signs point to something important and thoughtful, though.
At this pace, we're only 11 days away from "the day" . . . .
We are currently at 9.863673 percent to the eagerly awaited post.
It is difficult to know who will make the post, and what it will be.
Signs point to something important and thoughtful, though.
At this pace, we're only 11 days away from "the day" . . . .
127Atomicmutant
Perhaps people could list their plans for "the post", whether or not they
will be hosting block parties, or booking community halls.
I propose a GD get-together, on that day, on the Galapagos Islands,
for those who can make it. Sadly, I can't be there, but I'm sure it
will be an amazing meet-up! Wow, it sounds great, you guys, I'm
jealous of all of you who will be there!!!!
will be hosting block parties, or booking community halls.
I propose a GD get-together, on that day, on the Galapagos Islands,
for those who can make it. Sadly, I can't be there, but I'm sure it
will be an amazing meet-up! Wow, it sounds great, you guys, I'm
jealous of all of you who will be there!!!!
129Atomicmutant
Go big, or go home, I say. :P
For this post-to-be, Vegas is waaaay too cheesy.
Not epic enough.
Chintzy even.
And not enough lizards. Not by a mile.
For this post-to-be, Vegas is waaaay too cheesy.
Not epic enough.
Chintzy even.
And not enough lizards. Not by a mile.
130Landshark5
plenty of lounge lizards
132Melsar
Perhaps we should plan to test our faster than light space craft on that day so we can attract the pointy eared aliens.
(or is that a different thread?)
(or is that a different thread?)
133MissWoodhouse1816
Threads are an illusion; it's only the post that counts.
136maggie1944
What is bent?
137Atomicmutant
Tneb spelled backwards, of course.
142MissWoodhouse1816
The thread is not what it seems.
143dreamlikecheese
Is anyone else concerned that the Galapagos Island meet-up is celebrating the wrong post number? Or is that just me?
145dreamlikecheese
I thought so. I need to learn not to be such a pedantic stickler (is that a tautology...no, stop...I will stop being such a stick-in-the-mud)
146MissWoodhouse1816
The number has evolved- side effect of the island location.
147MerryMary
Sorry, dream. I meant to be flip and silly, not curt. It looks a little insulting, but wasn't meant that way.
148dreamlikecheese
No no. I took it as being flip. I'm just at work so my natural wit is at low ebb and I end up with weird posts like my previous one.
149cal8769
I think it's because GPT ( Galapagos Post Time) is a few posts different than ESPT (Eastern Standard Post Time)
150Atomicmutant
Eegads. That is a conundrum, that Galapagos thingy.
How can we reconcile this?
I like #149 's explanation, but there may be more.
How can we reconcile this?
I like #149 's explanation, but there may be more.
153maggie1944
Hey, I know humdrum. He's around my house rather frequently. sigh.
156GeorgiaDawn
This is my favorite thread. No, the other is my favorite. Wait...can I have two favorites?
Decisions, decisions.
Decisions, decisions.
158MissWoodhouse1816
GeorgiaDawn- if you need help with your decision, watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHumAwg6Wxs
Which thread is grape and which is cherry? ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHumAwg6Wxs
Which thread is grape and which is cherry? ;)
159GeorgiaDawn
I still don't know what to do! I'll just flirt with both threads. :)
160Choreocrat
*postemptively pres here*
162GeorgiaDawn
Sounds like a plan, clam!
*winks at this thread*
*winks at this thread*
164maggie1944
I'll join in - batting eye lashes provocatively.
166GeorgiaDawn
*tossing hair*
(well, if it was long enough to toss)
(well, if it was long enough to toss)
168Choreocrat
*reveals toenail*
169MerryMary
*throwing caution - and modesty - to the winds*
Have you seen the nape of my neck? Hmmm??
Have you seen the nape of my neck? Hmmm??
171GeorgiaDawn
*dares to show elbow*
173GeorgiaDawn
No, clam, don't do it. You'll regret it forever!
*hides eyes*
*hides eyes*
176GeorgiaDawn
Better hide Will's eyes! I think he's getting ready to show another toenail! He's lost all control.
178GeorgiaDawn
eeeeewwwwwww
Will?
Will?
180GeorgiaDawn
We deserve to know.
182hobbitprincess
Inquiring minds and all that, you know.
184GeorgiaDawn
I think we ran him off.
187GeorgiaDawn
Do NOT pick up that rug!
189maggie1944
Joe Namath!
191maggie1944
yes. (-8
192Choreocrat
*toenail is (re)attached*
*flaunts nose hair*
*flaunts nose hair*
195Choreocrat
Care to lend a hand? (or other stimulating body part?)
196maggie1944
Will! Watch your mouth!
197Choreocrat
*retracts statement*
198MerryMary
Joe Willy Namath is, unfortunately, the man's real name.
(Well, Joseph William, anyway.) Joe Willy was Howard Cosell's standard label for him.
(Well, Joseph William, anyway.) Joe Willy was Howard Cosell's standard label for him.
199Atomicmutant
Wow, this thread is getting a lot of flirty attention!
If this continues, post 1,247 is going to be better than Lady Chatterly's Lover.
If this continues, post 1,247 is going to be better than Lady Chatterly's Lover.
201Choreocrat
Is the monster a lie?
/geek
/geek
208maggie1944
and aren't those pufflins following behind?
211maggie1944
Their parent puffins, of course, silly girl.
212GeorgiaDawn
Where are the Smurfs?
214GeorgiaDawn
ACK! Jumps back on the bar!
215Choreocrat
*pantomime voice*
It's beHIND you!
It's beHIND you!
216Atomicmutant
Where!?!
217jillmwo
*in an attempt to distract the men, displays right elbow*
Just like Katisha's elbow in The Mikado, mine has a fascination that few can resist
If that fails, I can show you my left shoulder-blade that is a model of loveliness.
Just like Katisha's elbow in The Mikado, mine has a fascination that few can resist
If that fails, I can show you my left shoulder-blade that is a model of loveliness.
218Choreocrat
*counters jillmwo's elbow with his left pinky finger*
219Atomicmutant
*faints at the sight of an elbow*
223Choreocrat
*faces off against MrAndrew*
224MrAndrew
*Throws in some puffling-style moves*
*Will steps back in alarm and steps on smurf-designed landmine cleverly disguised as a roomba*
Edited to wipe splatter from post.
*Will steps back in alarm and steps on smurf-designed landmine cleverly disguised as a roomba*
Edited to wipe splatter from post.
225MissWoodhouse1816
My goodness, I can't leave you all for a few hours. *clicks tongue*
227Choreocrat
*whacks MrAndrew over the head with a novelty custard prosthetic leg*
*makes splatter of a custardy sort*
*makes splatter of a custardy sort*
230Choreocrat
Wise guy? Not really, just...
um...
Dang. No witty retort.
Really not a wise guy. :)
um...
Dang. No witty retort.
Really not a wise guy. :)
232Taliska
*Breaks out the popcorn, settles in to watch Willsteed and MrAndrew have at each other with dairy-based pudding topping prosthetic devises*
Get him! Get him!
*suddenly realizes she doesnt know who to root for!*
Get him! Get him!
*suddenly realizes she doesnt know who to root for!*
239Choreocrat
Was that a puff of logic?
OK, who disproved Clam's existence?!
OK, who disproved Clam's existence?!
244GeorgiaDawn
Thrills!
246Choreocrat
Spills... towel, please.
247maggie1944
Oh, for crying out loud!
253Melsar
And I thought this was a clean family thread. :-)
Seriously, though that other thread is catching us. Can't we crank out a few posts of nonsense to widen the gap a little?
Seriously, though that other thread is catching us. Can't we crank out a few posts of nonsense to widen the gap a little?
259PensiveCat
Save Ferris!
261kirbyowns
*Runs screaming into thread while waving arms crazily.*
Ah! I still don't know which thread to post in!
Ah! I still don't know which thread to post in!
262maggie1944
or, which thread to roast in
263jillmwo
Oh, dear. I don't think my roaster pan is big enough to fit this thread. What if we cut off a leg or two (~about 30 msgs)?
*wonders if anyone notices her scurvy trick that will allow the OTHER thread a chance to catch up*
*wonders if anyone notices her scurvy trick that will allow the OTHER thread a chance to catch up*
264MrsLee
You're cheating now, posting naughty pictures! *runs to other thread to post Johnny, Viggo and Hugh*
266Landshark5
I have a complaint. I purchased this thread not half an hour ago from this very establishment. I was promised 1247 posts and look at it. No posts in the last two hours. This is an ex-thread.
267Choreocrat
Land rights for gay native whales!
268maggie1944
we are all ex-posters, then.
270maggie1944
Hi, diddle diddle,
the cat and the fiddle,
the cow jumped
over the moon.
the cat and the fiddle,
the cow jumped
over the moon.
272Melsar
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
274GeorgiaDawn
*hides eyes*
Mooning? Ack!
Mooning? Ack!
276MrsLee
Sorry Landshark, I already spent the money you paid for the thread buying drinks all around.
277GeorgiaDawn
Whew. Okay. It's safe.
280Arctic-Stranger
You guys don't even write your own poetry~
282jillmwo
That's not true! *holds glass in each hand and sips mysterious Dragon brew from each alternately*
299Barry
only about another 950 to go. Maybe we could bump up the count by counting down or is that too low...
304maggie1944
Hark! Hark! the dogs do bark!
Beggars are coming to town:
Some in jags, and some in rags,
And some in velvet gown.
The above is out of The Real Mother Goose. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Eh?
Beggars are coming to town:
Some in jags, and some in rags,
And some in velvet gown.
The above is out of The Real Mother Goose. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Eh?
306MissWoodhouse1816
there
307MissWoodhouse1816
people!
308MissWoodhouse1816
Just
309MissWoodhouse1816
stopping
312Landshark5
Okay, I'm buying the drinks, but I expect more posts for my money. Someone see if they can lure Arctic-Stranger over here to keep the count up.
313MissWoodhouse1816
Are they PGGBs? If so, I'm in!
314Landshark5
I don't know? Where's the resident mixologist?
317Taliska
When awful darkness and silence reign
Over the great Gromboolian plain,
Through the long, long wintry nights;--
When the angry breakers roar
As they beat on the rocky shore;--
When Storm-clouds brood on the towering heights
Of the Hills of the Chankly Bore:--
Over the great Gromboolian plain,
Through the long, long wintry nights;--
When the angry breakers roar
As they beat on the rocky shore;--
When Storm-clouds brood on the towering heights
Of the Hills of the Chankly Bore:--
318Taliska
Then, through the vast and gloomy dark,
There moves what seems a fiery spark,
A lonely spark with silvery rays
Piercing the coal-black night,--
A Meteor strange and bright:--
Hither and thither the vision strays,
A single lurid light.
There moves what seems a fiery spark,
A lonely spark with silvery rays
Piercing the coal-black night,--
A Meteor strange and bright:--
Hither and thither the vision strays,
A single lurid light.
319Taliska
Slowly it wanders,--pauses,--creeeps,--
Anon it sparkles,--flashes and leaps;
And ever as onward it gleaming goes
A light on the Bong-tree stems it throws.
And those who watch at that midnight hour
From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower,
Cry, as the wild light passes along,--
'The Dong!--the Dong!
'The wandering Dong through the forest goes!
'The Dong! the Dong!
'The Dong with a luminous Nose!'
Anon it sparkles,--flashes and leaps;
And ever as onward it gleaming goes
A light on the Bong-tree stems it throws.
And those who watch at that midnight hour
From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower,
Cry, as the wild light passes along,--
'The Dong!--the Dong!
'The wandering Dong through the forest goes!
'The Dong! the Dong!
'The Dong with a luminous Nose!'
320Taliska
Long years ago
The Dong was happy and gay,
Till he fell in love with a Jumbly Girl
Who came to those shores one day,
For the Jumblies came in a sieve, they did,--
Landing at eve near the Zemmery Fidd
Where the Oblong Oysters grow,
And the rocks are smooth and gray.
And all the woods and the valleys rang
With the Chorus they daily and nightly sang,--
'Far and few, far and few,
Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue
And they went to sea in a sieve.'
The Dong was happy and gay,
Till he fell in love with a Jumbly Girl
Who came to those shores one day,
For the Jumblies came in a sieve, they did,--
Landing at eve near the Zemmery Fidd
Where the Oblong Oysters grow,
And the rocks are smooth and gray.
And all the woods and the valleys rang
With the Chorus they daily and nightly sang,--
'Far and few, far and few,
Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue
And they went to sea in a sieve.'
321Taliska
Happily, happily passed those days!
While the cheerful Jumblies staid;
They danced in circlets all night long,
To the plaintive pipe of the lively Dong,
In moonlight, shine, or shade.
For day and night he was always there
By the side of the Jumbly Girl so fair,
With her sky-blue hands, and her sea-green hair.
Till the morning came of that hateful day
When the Jumblies sailed in their sieve away,
And the Dong was left on the cruel shore
Gazing--gazing for evermore,--
Ever keeping his weary eyes on
That pea-green sail on the far horizon,--
Singing the Jumbly Chorus still
As he sate all day on the grassy hill,--
'Far and few, far and few,
Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue
And they went to sea in a sieve.'
While the cheerful Jumblies staid;
They danced in circlets all night long,
To the plaintive pipe of the lively Dong,
In moonlight, shine, or shade.
For day and night he was always there
By the side of the Jumbly Girl so fair,
With her sky-blue hands, and her sea-green hair.
Till the morning came of that hateful day
When the Jumblies sailed in their sieve away,
And the Dong was left on the cruel shore
Gazing--gazing for evermore,--
Ever keeping his weary eyes on
That pea-green sail on the far horizon,--
Singing the Jumbly Chorus still
As he sate all day on the grassy hill,--
'Far and few, far and few,
Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue
And they went to sea in a sieve.'
322Taliska
But when the sun was low in the West,
The Dong arose and said;--
--'What little sense I once possessed
'Has quite gone out of my head!'--
And since that day he wanders still
By lake or forest, marsh and hill,
Singing--'O somewhere, in valley or plain
'Might I find my Jumbly Girl again!
'For ever I'll seek by lake and shore
'Till I find my Jumbly Girl once more!'
The Dong arose and said;--
--'What little sense I once possessed
'Has quite gone out of my head!'--
And since that day he wanders still
By lake or forest, marsh and hill,
Singing--'O somewhere, in valley or plain
'Might I find my Jumbly Girl again!
'For ever I'll seek by lake and shore
'Till I find my Jumbly Girl once more!'
323Taliska
Playing a pipe with silvery squeaks,
Since then his Jumbly Girl he seeks,
And because by night he could not see,
He gathered the bark of the Twangum Tree
On the flowery plain that grows.
And he wove him a wondrous Nose,--
A Nose as strange as a Nose could be!
Of vast proportions and painted red,
And tied with cords to the back of his head.
--In a hollow rounded space it ended
With a luminous Lamp within suspended,
All fenced about
With a bandage stout
To prevent the wind from blowing it out;--
And with holes all round to send the light,
In gleaming rays on the dismal night.
Since then his Jumbly Girl he seeks,
And because by night he could not see,
He gathered the bark of the Twangum Tree
On the flowery plain that grows.
And he wove him a wondrous Nose,--
A Nose as strange as a Nose could be!
Of vast proportions and painted red,
And tied with cords to the back of his head.
--In a hollow rounded space it ended
With a luminous Lamp within suspended,
All fenced about
With a bandage stout
To prevent the wind from blowing it out;--
And with holes all round to send the light,
In gleaming rays on the dismal night.
324Taliska
And now each night, and all night long,
Over those plains still roams the Dong;
And above the wall of the Chimp and Snipe
You may hear the sqeak of his plaintive pipe
While ever he seeks, but seeks in vain
To meet with his Jumbly Girl again;
Lonely and wild--all night he goes,--
The Dong with a luminous Nose!
And all who watch at the midnight hour,
From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower,
Cry, as they trace the Meteor bright,
Moving along through the dreary night,--
'This is the hour when forth he goes,
'The Dong with a luminous Nose!
'Yonder--over the plain he goes,
'He goes!
'He goes;
'The Dong with a luminous Nose!'
Over those plains still roams the Dong;
And above the wall of the Chimp and Snipe
You may hear the sqeak of his plaintive pipe
While ever he seeks, but seeks in vain
To meet with his Jumbly Girl again;
Lonely and wild--all night he goes,--
The Dong with a luminous Nose!
And all who watch at the midnight hour,
From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower,
Cry, as they trace the Meteor bright,
Moving along through the dreary night,--
'This is the hour when forth he goes,
'The Dong with a luminous Nose!
'Yonder--over the plain he goes,
'He goes!
'He goes;
'The Dong with a luminous Nose!'
325Taliska
Thus ends my rendition of "The Dong with the luminous nose" by Edward Lear...
Hope you enjoyed...
Hope you enjoyed...
326clamairy
*wild applause*
Wow! The only Lear I remember is The Owl and the Pussycat, which I adored as a child. In fact, I have it memorized... I think.
Wow! The only Lear I remember is The Owl and the Pussycat, which I adored as a child. In fact, I have it memorized... I think.
327TheOneTree
This then, is my effort...
The sky was green,
The sky was green,
328TheOneTree
And the grass was blue,
329TheOneTree
And down the track
330TheOneTree
A dunny-cart flew.
331TheOneTree
A bump was hit,
332TheOneTree
And a squeal was heard,
333TheOneTree
And a man was hit
334TheOneTree
By a flying-turd
335TheOneTree
And on his grave
336TheOneTree
These words were writ,
337TheOneTree
This man was killed,
338TheOneTree
By flying Twit.
339TheOneTree
bollocks, that's not right?!
Pit?
Pit?
340TheOneTree
fit?
341TheOneTree
mit?
343TheOneTree
kit?
C'mon people, help me out here.
And where's the grooster when you need him? Or, more importantly a decently nuked pggb? My throat is dry after all the verbigerare. 8-/
C'mon people, help me out here.
And where's the grooster when you need him? Or, more importantly a decently nuked pggb? My throat is dry after all the verbigerare. 8-/
344TheOneTree
Clam! Your a Star!
That was the word I was looking for!
IT.
That was the word I was looking for!
IT.
346jillmwo
The owl looked up at the stars above
and sang to a small guitar
I never did understand why that owl was warbling at the musical instrument that way.
Note: I'm still rooting for the other thread but I felt sorry for clam posting emoticons all by herself that way. (Although Taliska's contribution was fairly impressive, I must say.)
and sang to a small guitar
I never did understand why that owl was warbling at the musical instrument that way.
Note: I'm still rooting for the other thread but I felt sorry for clam posting emoticons all by herself that way. (Although Taliska's contribution was fairly impressive, I must say.)
347TheOneTree
perhaps the owl was woo-ing the guitar?
Clam is never alone 8-/~~~
Clam is never alone 8-/~~~
350clamairy
By "sang to a small guitar" he meant sang while accompanied by a small guitar. Like singing to a tune. (Which you probably already know, but it's morning, so humor me.)
I, on the other hand, have always wanted a runcible spoon!
"They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;"
I, on the other hand, have always wanted a runcible spoon!
"They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;"
351Sodapop
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
356MrsLee
I'm just happy because I knew Taliska's poem was by Edward Lear before I was two posts in, though I had not heard that one before. *puffs up*
429mrgrooism
field (and by "field" I should explain that it is not an open field, but a winding road in heavy, hilly woodlands. Anyway...)
523mrgrooism
(Which was very cool, LOL!) This is the first day I'm able to wear shoes with heels again, Ouch!
540Barry
I want to hear more about this. I'm guessing you didn't go to the Ardennes? Is there another thread?
Oh and welcome back and good effort. sorry I'm on a laptop with a dodgy pad or I'd follow your fine example.
Oh and welcome back and good effort. sorry I'm on a laptop with a dodgy pad or I'd follow your fine example.
558Barry
I was thinking of putting in some backing vocals, maybe a quick -aloo, -aloo but I didn't want to break your flow
559mrgrooism
#540 - Hey Barry! No, not the Ardennes, LOL. It was cold enough, though! It was a reenactment with thousands of participants at an old army base in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania!
564Barry
stay here, stay here, we need you and about 4 more like you by my calculations and we'll be there by midnight
577MrsLee
I think Groo is telling tales. I don't believe him. We all know he is a famous baseball star.
597MrsLee
I gotta go cook dinner for tomorrow now. I'm dreading the hundreds of posts when I return though. However, I do find the one word posts easy to read. My kinda book. ;)
615Barry
Do we have a GD staistician?? Or even a statistician?
I reckon the longest thread is the one that won't die which is just over 700 at the moment. Only a few more and we can overcome it to be the longest thread in the GD.
Come on one last effort...
I reckon the longest thread is the one that won't die which is just over 700 at the moment. Only a few more and we can overcome it to be the longest thread in the GD.
Come on one last effort...
630MissWoodhouse1816
Groo, you rock!
632mrgrooism
Whenever I look in the mirror, LOL!
My internet has been wonky for days, so hopefully I'll be back tomorrow! goodnight all!
My internet has been wonky for days, so hopefully I'll be back tomorrow! goodnight all!
634maggie1944
My goodness, I take one night off and what do I find....multiplicity, multitudinous, multiplications....
sigh
sigh
635Landshark5
*applause* for both Taliska and Groo
651jillmwo
You know it is cruel to force people to read sentences vertically after hundreds of years of training them to read sentences sensibly in a horizontal left-to-right form. I mean, it chips away at centuries of literacy instruction. Just sayin....
654Landshark5
We're not gonna protest!
664maggie1944
Stop this! I mean it now, just stop!
669Melsar
What are you doing to become more independent of fossil fuels?
I walk to work in the snow uphill - both ways
(or I would if I lived close enough)
I walk to work in the snow uphill - both ways
(or I would if I lived close enough)
670maggie1944
***Thwart***
***stumbles about a bit***
***stumbles about a bit***
675MissWoodhouse1816
that
678MissWoodhouse1816
stirred
682MissWoodhouse1816
someone
684MissWoodhouse1816
something
699MissWoodhouse1816
*giggles*
704cal8769
D is for danish
(the HE gang are talking about kidnapping us. We better alert the attack roombas)
(the HE gang are talking about kidnapping us. We better alert the attack roombas)
706Landshark5
I'm only paying for drinks, not ransoms.
Now that mrgrooism is back, there was a request for PGGBs...
Now that mrgrooism is back, there was a request for PGGBs...
707Landshark5
Now back to the irregularly scheduled entertainment ....
Can I remeber it without googling???
Can I remeber it without googling???
709Landshark5
To dream the impossible dream
710Landshark5
To fight the unbeatable foe
711Landshark5
To bear with unbearable sorrow
712Landshark5
To run where the brave dare not go
713Landshark5
To right the unrightable wrong
714Landshark5
To love pure and chaste from afar
715Landshark5
To try when your arms are too weary
716Landshark5
To reach the unreachable star
717Landshark5
This is my quest
718Landshark5
To follow that star
719Landshark5
No matter how hopeless
720Landshark5
No matter how far
721Landshark5
To fight for the right
722Landshark5
Without question or pause
723Landshark5
To be willing to march into Hell
724Landshark5
For a heavenly cause
725Landshark5
And I know if I'll only be true
726Landshark5
To this glorious quest
727Landshark5
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
728Landshark5
When I'm laid to my rest
729Sodapop
1,247 bottles of beer on the wall, 1,247 bottles of beer on the wall, take one down, pass it around, there'll be 1,246 bottles of beer on the wall.
730Landshark5
And the world will be better for this
731Landshark5
That one man scorned and covered with scars
732Landshark5
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
733Landshark5
To reach the unreachable star
736Landshark5
I don't have the voice for it. I can only do this virtually since people can imagine a much better voice than mine.
737Landshark5
My dancing might be the only thing worse than my singing.
Now to fix my mistakes. I got fairly close for memory.
Now to fix my mistakes. I got fairly close for memory.
740Landshark5
And I don't think there was any dancing at all in the stage production I saw.
755Landshark5
Speaking of copying ideas, I believe cookies were mentioned so ...
756Arctic-Stranger
It's story time in the other thread.
757GeorgiaDawn
I just noticed that there were over 400 new posts since I last looked at this thread. You people have been very busy!
759GeorgiaDawn
I can do that! What did he do? (I'm not reading the 400 I missed. If this is like the other threads, the subject changed multiple times.)
761GeorgiaDawn
Okay, I'll have to go back and find that.
803jillmwo
As I think I said in THAT other thread (actually I said it in this thread several hundred msgs back), challenging people to read sentences or even entire paragraphs in a vertical fashion is cruel and unusual punishment. I think there are laws on the books about that. (*see, I even managed to work in a reference to books in this thread*)
*meanders off to write lengthy blog entry consisting of multiple complex sentences and full paragraphs*
*meanders off to write lengthy blog entry consisting of multiple complex sentences and full paragraphs*
804maggie1944
jill, you are my heroine! hero! which ever you'd prefer.
805Sodapop
I was just doing what I was told.(See posts 763-769)
Somebody has to keep up the post count! Since I left you've managed (2) TWO measly posts.
Somebody has to keep up the post count! Since I left you've managed (2) TWO measly posts.
816MrsLee
I kinda like reading one word posts. In the OFFICIAL thread we have murder, mayhem and mystery.
852Melsar
the second book I saw was This Year's Best Science Fiction - much more interesting for bed time reading.
857dreamlikecheese
'Oink' by Eric Yoshiaki Dandy
858Barry
Le massacre de Pangbourne by J. G. Ballard
859jillmwo
Book closest to hand is The Daisy Chain and I am quite sure that Ms. Yonge would be horrified by such anti-social behavior as marking up books that might be passed beneficially on to others. (Not that I've given any of my books away in recent weeks. The culling of the collection got stalled in January.)
863clamairy
#856 - That's me!!! Although I think it should be flip-flopped. I'm much more anti-social and prone to nap without my coffee. I don't start wagging my tail until after my second mug.
868Sodapop
867 posts in a thread, 867 posts in a thread, write one noun, that's another down 868 posts in the thread.
878Sodapop
877 posts in the thread, 877 posts in the thread, write one noun, that's another one down, 878 posts in the thread.
881maggie1944
The closest book at hand is The Real Mother Goose.
Georgy Porgy, pudding and pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry.
When the boys came out to play,
Georgy Porgy ran away.
What is the first nursery rhyme that comes to your mind?
Georgy Porgy, pudding and pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry.
When the boys came out to play,
Georgy Porgy ran away.
What is the first nursery rhyme that comes to your mind?
882clamairy
881 posts in the thread, 881 posts in the thread, write one noun, that's another one down, 882 posts in the thread
Crap, someone else posted, so I had to edit... LOL
Crap, someone else posted, so I had to edit... LOL
883maggie1944
I pretty much hate 99 bottles of beer. (-;
885maggie1944
John Smith
Is John Smith within?
Yes, that he is.
Can he set a shoe?
Ay, marry, two.
Here a nail, there a nail,
Tick, tack, too.
Is John Smith within?
Yes, that he is.
Can he set a shoe?
Ay, marry, two.
Here a nail, there a nail,
Tick, tack, too.
886maggie1944
"Wee Willie Winke runs through the town,
Upstairs and downstairs, in his nightgown;
Rapping at the window, crying through the lock,
Are the children in their bed? Now it's eight o'clock."
Upstairs and downstairs, in his nightgown;
Rapping at the window, crying through the lock,
Are the children in their bed? Now it's eight o'clock."
887Sodapop
Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick sick sick
So she called for the Doctor to come quick quick quick
The Doctor came with his bag and his hat
and he knocked on the door with a rat a tat tat
He looked at the dolly and he shook his head
and he said "Miss Polly put her straight to bed"
He wrote on his paper for a pill pill pill
"I'll be back in the morning with my bill bill bill.
So she called for the Doctor to come quick quick quick
The Doctor came with his bag and his hat
and he knocked on the door with a rat a tat tat
He looked at the dolly and he shook his head
and he said "Miss Polly put her straight to bed"
He wrote on his paper for a pill pill pill
"I'll be back in the morning with my bill bill bill.
888mrgrooism
Bah! My internet is crashing every couple of minutes, don't know if you'll be seeing that much of me till I get this sorted out!
889maggie1944
Here we go round the mulberry bush.
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
On a cold and frosty morning.
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
On a cold and frosty morning.
899maggie1944
Clamairy, you forgot: Burma Shave
901maggie1944
MESSAGE 900 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
edit to fix a typo
edit to fix a typo
902Sodapop
901 posts in a thread, 901 posts in a thread, write one noun, that's another one down 902 posts in a thread.
903Sodapop
There doing (original) short stories in the other thread and poetry and speeches in HE so just so they can't feel superior I'll do a little too.
904Sodapop
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
so Eden sank to grief,
so dawn goes down to day.
nothing gold can stay.
Robert Frost
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
so Eden sank to grief,
so dawn goes down to day.
nothing gold can stay.
Robert Frost
905Sodapop
They are doing Lincoln's Gettysburg address in HE so this seems like a good response.
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
906GeorgiaDawn
*singing with Sodapop* That sounds like a TV show!
905 posts in a thread, 905 posts in a thread, write one noun, that's another one down, 906 posts in a thread!
edited to change post numbers :)
905 posts in a thread, 905 posts in a thread, write one noun, that's another one down, 906 posts in a thread!
edited to change post numbers :)
907Sodapop
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
908Sodapop
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
909Sodapop
In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."
910Sodapop
But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.
911Sodapop
We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.
912Sodapop
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
913Sodapop
But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.
914Sodapop
The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.
918Sodapop
There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: "For Whites Only." We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream."¹
919Sodapop
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. And some of you have come from areas where your quest -- quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.
921Sodapop
And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
922Sodapop
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
923Sodapop
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
924Sodapop
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
925Sodapop
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
927Sodapop
I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
929Sodapop
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."
931Sodapop
With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
932Sodapop
And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning:
933Sodapop
My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.
Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride,
From every mountainside, let freedom ring!
Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride,
From every mountainside, let freedom ring!
935Sodapop
And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.
Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.
Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.
Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.
Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.
Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.
Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.
Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.
Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.
936Sodapop
But not only that:
Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.
From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.
From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
937Sodapop
And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:
939Sodapop
And now back to the regularly scheduled programming: "Singing with Sodapop"
(I like it Georgia - has a nice ring to it)
(I like it Georgia - has a nice ring to it)
945clamairy
Written by one of my favorite historical figures of all time... with a little help from his friends.
946MissWoodhouse1816
Thanks for posting that Sodapop- I needed to read it today. What a man...what a speech...what a dream.
947clamairy
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
948clamairy
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
949clamairy
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
950clamairy
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
951clamairy
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
952clamairy
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
953clamairy
And I have to leave, but this is followed by a whole bunch of whining about King George III.
954Sodapop
When you walk through a storm,
hold your head up high
and don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of the storm is a golden sky
and the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
walk on through the rain,
though your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on. Walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone.
hold your head up high
and don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of the storm is a golden sky
and the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
walk on through the rain,
though your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on. Walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone.
955Sodapop
Fields of Anfield Road
Outside the Shankly Gates
I heard a Kopite calling
Shankly they have taken you away
But you left a great eleven
Before you went to heaven
Now it's glory round the Fields of Anfield Road.
All round the Fields of Anfield Road
Where once we watched the King Kenny play (and he could play)
We had Heighway on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
Of the glory round the Fields of Anfield Road
Outside the Paisley Gates
I heard a Kopite calling
Paisley they have taken you away
You led the great 11
Back in Rome in 77
And the Redmen they are still playing the same way
All round the Fields of Anfield Road
Where once we watched the King Kenny play (and he could play)
We had Heighway on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
Of the glory round the Fields of Anfield Road
Outside the Shankly Gates
I heard a Kopite calling
Shankly they have taken you away
But you left a great eleven
Before you went to heaven
Now it's glory round the Fields of Anfield Road.
All round the Fields of Anfield Road
Where once we watched the King Kenny play (and he could play)
We had Heighway on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
Of the glory round the Fields of Anfield Road
Outside the Paisley Gates
I heard a Kopite calling
Paisley they have taken you away
You led the great 11
Back in Rome in 77
And the Redmen they are still playing the same way
All round the Fields of Anfield Road
Where once we watched the King Kenny play (and he could play)
We had Heighway on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
Of the glory round the Fields of Anfield Road
956Sodapop
His armband proved he was a red. Torres Torres
You'll Never Walk alone it said. Torres Torres
We bought the boy from sunny Spain
He gets the ball, He scores again
Fernando Torres Liverpool's Number nine
na na na na na na na na na na na na
na na na na na na na na na na na na
na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Fernando Torres, Liverpool's number 9
.
You'll Never Walk alone it said. Torres Torres
We bought the boy from sunny Spain
He gets the ball, He scores again
Fernando Torres Liverpool's Number nine
na na na na na na na na na na na na
na na na na na na na na na na na na
na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Fernando Torres, Liverpool's number 9
.
963maggie1944
Who is "they"?
966Choreocrat
You people must have a lot of bandwidth to be able to keep loading this thread. I'd overrun my monthly download limit if I did that.
968clamairy
#964 - I have no clue what they can natter on and on and on about and rack up such huge numbers when there are less of them. LOL
970clamairy
Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government.
971clamairy
The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.
974clamairy
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
975clamairy
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
976clamairy
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
977clamairy
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
978clamairy
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
979clamairy
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
980clamairy
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
981clamairy
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
982clamairy
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
983clamairy
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
984clamairy
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
986clamairy
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
988clamairy
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
993clamairy
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
994clamairy
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
995clamairy
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
996clamairy
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
997clamairy
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
998clamairy
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
999clamairy
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
1000clamairy
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
1001clamairy
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.
1002clamairy
A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
1004clamairy
We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us.
1006clamairy
We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence.
1008clamairy
We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
1009clamairy
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do.
1010clamairy
And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
1011GeorgiaDawn
*applauds clam and sodapop*
1014Sodapop
Here goes.
I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once again able to defend our Island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone.
I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once again able to defend our Island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone.
1015Sodapop
At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. That is the resolve of His Majesty's Government-every man of them. That is the will of Parliament and the nation.
1016Sodapop
The British Empire and the French Republic, linked together in their cause and in their need, will defend to the death their native soil, aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of their strength.
1017Sodapop
Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.
1019GeorgiaDawn
*applause*
1020Sodapop
I like the Preamble to the constitution myself. Particularly the School House Rocks version.
C'mon you know you wanna sing it with me.
C'mon you know you wanna sing it with me.
1021Sodapop
Hey, do you know about the U.S.A.?
Do you know about the government?
Can you tell me about the Constitution?
Hey, learn about the U.S.A.
Do you know about the government?
Can you tell me about the Constitution?
Hey, learn about the U.S.A.
1022Sodapop
In 1787 I'm told
Our founding fathers did agree
To write a list of principles
For keepin' people free.
Our founding fathers did agree
To write a list of principles
For keepin' people free.
1023GeorgiaDawn
And now, another excited time on Sings With Sodapop!
1024Sodapop
The U.S.A. was just startin' out.
A whole brand-new country.
And so our people spelled it out
The things that we should be.
A whole brand-new country.
And so our people spelled it out
The things that we should be.
1026Sodapop
And they put those principles down on
paper and called it the Constitution, and
it's been helping us run our country ever
since then. The first part of the
Constitution is called the preamble and tells
what those founding fathers set out to do.
paper and called it the Constitution, and
it's been helping us run our country ever
since then. The first part of the
Constitution is called the preamble and tells
what those founding fathers set out to do.
1027Sodapop
We the people
In order to form a more perfect union,
Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
Provide for the common defense,
Promote the general welfare and
Secure the blessings of liberty
To ourselves and our posterity
Do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of America.
In order to form a more perfect union,
Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
Provide for the common defense,
Promote the general welfare and
Secure the blessings of liberty
To ourselves and our posterity
Do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of America.
1028Sodapop
Severn, We have moved on from "the independence thing" and are now SINGING the preamble to the constitution.
1029Sodapop
In 1787 I'm told
Our founding fathers all sat down
And wrote a list of principles
That's known the world around.
Our founding fathers all sat down
And wrote a list of principles
That's known the world around.
1030Sodapop
The U.S.A. was just starting out
A whole brand-new country.
And so our people spelled it out
They wanted a land of liberty.
And the preamble goes like this:
A whole brand-new country.
And so our people spelled it out
They wanted a land of liberty.
And the preamble goes like this:
1031Sodapop
We the people
In order to form a more perfect union,
Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
Provide for the common defense,
Promote the general welfare and
Secure the blessings of liberty
To ourselves and our posterity,
Do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of America.
For the United States of America...
In order to form a more perfect union,
Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
Provide for the common defense,
Promote the general welfare and
Secure the blessings of liberty
To ourselves and our posterity,
Do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of America.
For the United States of America...
1032Sodapop
Here's a clip of it.
http://www.school-house-rock.com/sounds/prea.wav
http://www.school-house-rock.com/sounds/prea.wav
1033mrgrooism
#907-939 WOOOO-HOOOOOOO!!!
I was all ready to start pasting lyrics from Revoluion #9 when my latest round of crashing put a stop to my silliness, now I'm glad that we have Sodapop's High Road, with the resounding voice of the Good Reverend Doctor King!
BRAVO!!!
I was all ready to start pasting lyrics from Revoluion #9 when my latest round of crashing put a stop to my silliness, now I'm glad that we have Sodapop's High Road, with the resounding voice of the Good Reverend Doctor King!
BRAVO!!!
1034GeorgiaDawn
Yay! Whoo-hoo
*applauds*
*applauds*
1035Sodapop
Here's another favourite:
Boy: Whew! You sure gotta climb
a lot of steps to get to this
Capitol Building here in
Washington. But I wonder who
that sad little scrap of paper is?
Boy: Whew! You sure gotta climb
a lot of steps to get to this
Capitol Building here in
Washington. But I wonder who
that sad little scrap of paper is?
1036Sodapop
I'm just a bill.
Yes, I'm only a bill.
And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.
Well, it's a long, long journey
To the capital city.
It's a long, long wait
While I'm sitting in committee,
But I know I'll be a law some day
At least I hope and pray that I will
But today I am still just a bill.
Yes, I'm only a bill.
And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.
Well, it's a long, long journey
To the capital city.
It's a long, long wait
While I'm sitting in committee,
But I know I'll be a law some day
At least I hope and pray that I will
But today I am still just a bill.
1037Sodapop
Boy: Gee, Bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courage.
Bill: Well, I got this far. When I started I wasn't even a bill, I was just an idea.
Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed, so they called
their local Congressman, and said, "You're right, there oughta be a law."
Then he sat down and wrote me out and introduced me to Congress. And I
became a bill, and I'll remain a bill until they decide to make me a law.
Bill: Well, I got this far. When I started I wasn't even a bill, I was just an idea.
Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed, so they called
their local Congressman, and said, "You're right, there oughta be a law."
Then he sat down and wrote me out and introduced me to Congress. And I
became a bill, and I'll remain a bill until they decide to make me a law.
1038Sodapop
I'm just a bill
Yes I'm only a bill,
And I got as far as Capitol Hill.
Well, now I'm stuck in committee
And I'll sit here and wait
While a few key Congressmen discuss
and debate
Whether they should let me be a law.
How I hope and pray that they will,
But today I am still just a bill.
Yes I'm only a bill,
And I got as far as Capitol Hill.
Well, now I'm stuck in committee
And I'll sit here and wait
While a few key Congressmen discuss
and debate
Whether they should let me be a law.
How I hope and pray that they will,
But today I am still just a bill.
1039Sodapop
Boy: Listen to those Congressmen arguing! Is all that discussion and debate about you?
Bill: Yeah, I'm one of the lucky ones. Most bills never even get this far. I hope they
decide
to report on me favorably, otherwise I may die.
Boy: Die?
Bill: Yeah, die in committee. Ooh, but it looks like I'm gonna live!
Now I go to the House of Representatives, and they vote on me.
Boy: If they vote yes, what happens?
Bill: Then I go to the Senate and the whole thing starts all over again.
Boy: Oh no!
Bill: Oh yes!
Bill: Yeah, I'm one of the lucky ones. Most bills never even get this far. I hope they
decide
to report on me favorably, otherwise I may die.
Boy: Die?
Bill: Yeah, die in committee. Ooh, but it looks like I'm gonna live!
Now I go to the House of Representatives, and they vote on me.
Boy: If they vote yes, what happens?
Bill: Then I go to the Senate and the whole thing starts all over again.
Boy: Oh no!
Bill: Oh yes!
1040Sodapop
I'm just a bill
Yes, I'm only a bill
And if they vote for me on Capitol Hill
Well, then I'm off to the White House
Where I'll wait in a line
With a lot of other bills
For the president to sign
And if he signs me, then I'll be a law.
How I hope and pray that he will,
But today I am still just a bill.
Yes, I'm only a bill
And if they vote for me on Capitol Hill
Well, then I'm off to the White House
Where I'll wait in a line
With a lot of other bills
For the president to sign
And if he signs me, then I'll be a law.
How I hope and pray that he will,
But today I am still just a bill.
1041Sodapop
Boy: You mean even if the Whole Congress says you
should be a law, the president can still say no?
Bill: Yes, that's called a veto. If the president vetoes
me, I have to go back to Congress and they vote
on me again, and by that time you're so old...
Boy: By that time it's very unlikely that you'll become
a law. It's not easy to become a law, is it?
Bill: No!
should be a law, the president can still say no?
Bill: Yes, that's called a veto. If the president vetoes
me, I have to go back to Congress and they vote
on me again, and by that time you're so old...
Boy: By that time it's very unlikely that you'll become
a law. It's not easy to become a law, is it?
Bill: No!
1044GeorgiaDawn
How about the Star Spangled Banner?
O! say can you see by the dawn's early light,
O! say can you see by the dawn's early light,
1045GeorgiaDawn
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
1046GeorgiaDawn
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
1047GeorgiaDawn
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
1048GeorgiaDawn
And the Rockets' red glare, the Bombs bursting in air,
1049GeorgiaDawn
Gave proof through the night that our Flag was still there;
1050GeorgiaDawn
O! say does that star-spangled Banner yet wave,
1051GeorgiaDawn
O'er the Land of the free, and the home of the brave?
1052GeorgiaDawn
Does anyone want the other verses?
1053Sodapop
WOHOOOOO 200 to go! Yehaaaaaaaaaa
Sorry for the interruption now back to Georgia's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner
Sorry for the interruption now back to Georgia's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner
1054GeorgiaDawn
Okay!!
On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream,
Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream,
Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
1056GeorgiaDawn
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country, shall leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave,
From the terror of fight or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave,
O'er the Land of the Free, and the home of the Brave.
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country, shall leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave,
From the terror of fight or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave,
O'er the Land of the Free, and the home of the Brave.
1057GeorgiaDawn
O! thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their loved home, and the war's desolation,
blest with victory and peace, may the Heav'n rescued land,
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto - "In God is our Trust;"
And the star-spangled Banner in triumph shall wave,
O'er the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave.
Between their loved home, and the war's desolation,
blest with victory and peace, may the Heav'n rescued land,
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto - "In God is our Trust;"
And the star-spangled Banner in triumph shall wave,
O'er the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave.
1059GeorgiaDawn
LOL!! Well.....might as well get started!!
1069Sodapop
Oh Ball! I need to stretch too.
Take me out to the Ball Game
Take me out with the crowd
buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks
I don't care if I never get back
'cos it's root root root for the home team
If they don't win it's a shame
For it's One, two, three strikes you're out at the old ball game.
Take me out to the Ball Game
Take me out with the crowd
buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks
I don't care if I never get back
'cos it's root root root for the home team
If they don't win it's a shame
For it's One, two, three strikes you're out at the old ball game.
1071GeorgiaDawn
Crooning With Groo!
1073clamairy
Because while I was doing the dishes just now, I was listening to The Hobbit on my iPod...
1080mrgrooism
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And, maybe, theyd be happy for a while.
That I could make those people dance
And, maybe, theyd be happy for a while.
1082GeorgiaDawn
OH!! One of my favorite songs!! Keep singin', Groo!
1083MissWoodhouse1816
American Pie? Really? ;) Sing on, mrgroo!
1089mrgrooism
A long, long time ago...
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And, maybe, theyd be happy for a while.
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And, maybe, theyd be happy for a while.
1090mrgrooism
But February made me shiver
With every paper I delivered.
Bad news on the doorstep;
I couldn't take one more step.
With every paper I delivered.
Bad news on the doorstep;
I couldn't take one more step.
1091mrgrooism
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride,
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.
When I read about his widowed bride,
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.
1092mrgrooism
So bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
Singin, this'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die...
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
Singin, this'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die...
1093mrgrooism
*ROCKIN' OUT!*
Did you write the book of love,
And do you have faith in God above,
If the Bible tells you so?
Did you write the book of love,
And do you have faith in God above,
If the Bible tells you so?
1094mrgrooism
Now do you believe in Rock n Roll,
Can music save your mortal soul,
And can you teach me how to dance reeeeal slooooow?
Can music save your mortal soul,
And can you teach me how to dance reeeeal slooooow?
1095mrgrooism
Well, I know that you're in love with him
`cause I saw you dancin' in the gym.
You both kicked off your shoes.
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues.
`cause I saw you dancin' in the gym.
You both kicked off your shoes.
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues.
1096mrgrooism
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck,
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died.
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck,
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died.
1097maggie1944
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1098mrgrooism
I started singin',
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
And singin, this'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die.
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
And singin, this'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die.
1099mrgrooism
Now for ten years weve been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone,
But that's not how it used to be.
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone,
But that's not how it used to be.
1100GeorgiaDawn
Groo! You're my hero!
1101mrgrooism
When the Jester sang for the king and queen,
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me....
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me....
1102MissWoodhouse1816
*throws back head and joins in on the chorus*
*LOUDLY*
*LOUDLY*
1104mrgrooism
Oh, and while the king was looking down,
The Jester stole his thorny crown.
The courtroom was adjourned;
No verdict was returned!
The Jester stole his thorny crown.
The courtroom was adjourned;
No verdict was returned!
1105maggie1944
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1106mrgrooism
And while Lennon read a book on Marx,
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.
1107mrgrooism
We were singing,
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
And singin', this'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die.
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
And singin', this'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die.
1108mrgrooism
Helter skelter in a summer swelter.
The birds flew off to the fallout shelter,
Eight miles high and falling faaaaAAAAAAAAST!
The birds flew off to the fallout shelter,
Eight miles high and falling faaaaAAAAAAAAST!
1109mrgrooism
It landed foul on the grass.
The players tried for a forward pass,
With the Jester on the sidelines in a cast.
The players tried for a forward pass,
With the Jester on the sidelines in a cast.
1110mrgrooism
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the sergeants played a marching tune.
We all got up to dance,
Oh, but we never got the chance!
While the sergeants played a marching tune.
We all got up to dance,
Oh, but we never got the chance!
1111mrgrooism
`cause the players tried to take the field;
The marching band refused to yield.
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
The marching band refused to yield.
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
1112GeorgiaDawn
*swoons*
1113mrgrooism
We started singing,
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
And singin', this'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die.
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
And singin', this'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die.
1119maggie1944
And they all adjourned to the pub....
(didn't they?)
(didn't they?)
1121mrgrooism
Oh, and there we were all in one place,
A generation Lost in Space
With no time left to start again.
So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick!
Jack flash sat on a candlestick
Cause fire is the devils only friend.
A generation Lost in Space
With no time left to start again.
So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick!
Jack flash sat on a candlestick
Cause fire is the devils only friend.
1122MissWoodhouse1816
Or not...
1123Sodapop
In the interim.
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee,
Little jackie paper loved that rascal puff,
And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. oh
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee,
Little jackie paper loved that rascal puff,
And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. oh
1124mrgrooism
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage.
No angel born in hell
Could break that satans spell.
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite,
I saw satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
My hands were clenched in fists of rage.
No angel born in hell
Could break that satans spell.
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite,
I saw satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
1125mrgrooism
He was singing,
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singin', this'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die.
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singin', this'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die.
1126mrgrooism
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news,
But she just smiled and turned away.
And I asked her for some happy news,
But she just smiled and turned away.
1127mrgrooism
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before,
But the man there said the music wouldn't play.
Where I'd heard the music years before,
But the man there said the music wouldn't play.
1128GeorgiaDawn
*must look for my CD later*
1129mrgrooism
And in the streets: the children screamed,
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed.
But not a word was spoken;
The church bells all were broken.
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed.
But not a word was spoken;
The church bells all were broken.
1130mrgrooism
And the three men I admire most:
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost,
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died.
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost,
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died.
1131MissWoodhouse1816
This is the sad part of the song.
*wipes away tears*
*wipes away tears*
1132GeorgiaDawn
*wipes a tear*
1133mrgrooism
And they were singing,
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin, this'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die.
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin, this'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die.
1134jillmwo
The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown;
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown;
1140GeorgiaDawn
*throws kisses Groo's way*
1142MissWoodhouse1816
WOOOOOOT! Yay for mrgroo!
1143jewels
Drove my chevy to the levy and the levy was dry
and go old boys drinking whiskey and rye
singing this will be the day that I die
this will be the day that I die
and go old boys drinking whiskey and rye
singing this will be the day that I die
this will be the day that I die
1145mrgrooism
*blushes*
Man, I can't believe I got through this without a crash. I've been crashing every 2-4 minutes!
Man, I can't believe I got through this without a crash. I've been crashing every 2-4 minutes!
1146GeorgiaDawn
Groo! You are 'da man!
1150MissWoodhouse1816
You remember who you're talking to, right?
1152jillmwo
The villainy you teach me, I shall execute...
We could quote Shakespeare for a while. Or alternatively, Dr. Seuss.
We could quote Shakespeare for a while. Or alternatively, Dr. Seuss.
1155MissWoodhouse1816
Do you like green eggs and ham?
1158MissWoodhouse1816
Would you like them here or there?
1160GeorgiaDawn
Cal!! You missed American Pie! Groo did a great job!!
1161jillmwo
I will not eat them in a boat; I will not eat them with a goat. I will not eat green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam I Am
1162MissWoodhouse1816
You do not like them. So you say.
Try them! Try them!And you may.
Try them and you may, I say.
Try them! Try them!And you may.
Try them and you may, I say.
1164maggie1944
good job, all around. When you are tired.....chat?
1166GeorgiaDawn
#1164 - We can do both!
1169jillmwo
Multi-tasking strikes again! (oops too slow, although Clam and I were thinking in the same vein!)
You can do it, Clam! We have faith in you!
You can do it, Clam! We have faith in you!
1171cal8769
It is the regular, terrible flu. My husband and I both have it. This is the first time since last evening that I feel somewhat normal.
1172GeorgiaDawn
Clam!!! Hurry!!
1173clamairy
“In western lands beneath the Sun
The flowers may rise in Spring,
The trees may bud, the waters run,
The merry finches sing.
Or there maybe 'tis cloudless night,
And swaying branches bear
The Elven-stars as jewels white
Amid their branching hair.
The flowers may rise in Spring,
The trees may bud, the waters run,
The merry finches sing.
Or there maybe 'tis cloudless night,
And swaying branches bear
The Elven-stars as jewels white
Amid their branching hair.
1174clamairy
Though here at journey's end I lie
In darkness buried deep,
Beyond all towers strong and high,
Beyond all mountains steep,
Above all shadows rides the Sun
And Stars for ever dwell:
I will not say the Day is done,
Nor bid the Stars farewell.”
In darkness buried deep,
Beyond all towers strong and high,
Beyond all mountains steep,
Above all shadows rides the Sun
And Stars for ever dwell:
I will not say the Day is done,
Nor bid the Stars farewell.”
1175mrgrooism
One, two, three, four
Can I have a little more?
Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, I love you
Can I have a little more?
Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, I love you
1178clamairy
“Troll sat alone on his seat of stone,
And munched and mumbled a bare old bone;
For many a year he had gnawed it near,
For meat was hard to come by.
Done by! Gum by!
In a cave in the hills he dwelt alone,
And meat was hard to come by.
And munched and mumbled a bare old bone;
For many a year he had gnawed it near,
For meat was hard to come by.
Done by! Gum by!
In a cave in the hills he dwelt alone,
And meat was hard to come by.
1179clamairy
Up came Tom with his big boots on.
Said he to Troll: 'Pray, what is yon?
For it looks like the shin o' my nuncle Tim.
As should be a-lyin' in the graveyard.
Cave-yard! Pave-yard!
This many a year has Tim been gone,
And I thought he were lyin' in the graveyard.'
Said he to Troll: 'Pray, what is yon?
For it looks like the shin o' my nuncle Tim.
As should be a-lyin' in the graveyard.
Cave-yard! Pave-yard!
This many a year has Tim been gone,
And I thought he were lyin' in the graveyard.'
1180clamairy
'My lad,' said Troll, 'this bone I stole.
But what be bones that lie in a hole?
Thy nuncle was dead as a lump o' lead,
Afore I found his shinbone.
Tinbone! Skinbone!
He can spare a share for a poor old troll,
For he don't need his shinbone.'
But what be bones that lie in a hole?
Thy nuncle was dead as a lump o' lead,
Afore I found his shinbone.
Tinbone! Skinbone!
He can spare a share for a poor old troll,
For he don't need his shinbone.'
1181clamairy
Said Tom: 'I don't see why the likes o' thee
Without axin' leave should go makin' free
With the shank or the shin o' my father's kin;
So hand the old bone over!
Rover! Trover!
Though dead he be, it belongs to he;
So hand the old bone over!'
Without axin' leave should go makin' free
With the shank or the shin o' my father's kin;
So hand the old bone over!
Rover! Trover!
Though dead he be, it belongs to he;
So hand the old bone over!'
1182clamairy
'For a couple o' pins,' says Troll, and grins,
'I'll eat thee too, and gnaw thy shins.
A bit o' fresh meat will go down sweet!
I'll try my teeth on thee now.
Hee now! See now!
I'm tired o' gnawing old bones and skins;
I've a mind to dine on thee now.'
'I'll eat thee too, and gnaw thy shins.
A bit o' fresh meat will go down sweet!
I'll try my teeth on thee now.
Hee now! See now!
I'm tired o' gnawing old bones and skins;
I've a mind to dine on thee now.'
1183clamairy
But just as he thought his dinner was caught,
He found his hands had hold of naught.
Before he could mind, Tom slipped behind
And gave him the boot to learn him.
Warn him! Darn him!
A bump o' the boot on the seat, Tom thought,
Would be the way to learn him.
He found his hands had hold of naught.
Before he could mind, Tom slipped behind
And gave him the boot to learn him.
Warn him! Darn him!
A bump o' the boot on the seat, Tom thought,
Would be the way to learn him.
1184clamairy
But harder than stone is the flesh and bone
Of a troll that sits in the hills alone.
As well set your boot to the mountain's root,
For the seat of a troll don't feel it.
Peel it! Heal it!
Old Troll laughed, when he heard Tom groan,
And he knew his toes could feel it.
Of a troll that sits in the hills alone.
As well set your boot to the mountain's root,
For the seat of a troll don't feel it.
Peel it! Heal it!
Old Troll laughed, when he heard Tom groan,
And he knew his toes could feel it.
1185clamairy
Tom's leg is game, since home he came,
And his bootless foot is lasting lame;
But Troll don't care, and he's still there
With the bone he boned from its owner.
Doner! Boner!
Troll's old seat is still the same,
And the bone he boned from its owner!”
And his bootless foot is lasting lame;
But Troll don't care, and he's still there
With the bone he boned from its owner.
Doner! Boner!
Troll's old seat is still the same,
And the bone he boned from its owner!”
1187cal8769
Thanks, clam. ((((hugs))))
I'm hanging around for the record breaking moment and then I'm going back to bed.
I'm hanging around for the record breaking moment and then I'm going back to bed.
1192GeorgiaDawn
Yay! Almost there!!
1196clamairy
Sing hey! For the bath at close of day
that washes the weary mud away
A loon is he that will not sing
O! Water Hot is a noble thing!
that washes the weary mud away
A loon is he that will not sing
O! Water Hot is a noble thing!
1198clamairy
O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain,
and the brook that leaps from hill to plain;
but better then rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and steams.
and the brook that leaps from hill to plain;
but better then rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and steams.
1200clamairy
O! Water cold we may pour at need
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed
but better is beer if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed
but better is beer if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.
1201clamairy
O! Water is fair that leaps on high
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!
1203jillmwo
There is an inn, a merry old inn
beneath an old grey hill,
And there they brew a beer so brown
That the Man in the Moon himself came down
one night to drink his fill.
beneath an old grey hill,
And there they brew a beer so brown
That the Man in the Moon himself came down
one night to drink his fill.
1205clamairy
And, my daughter just put on RotK, the second disc of the Extended edition behind me...
LOL
To be so torn!
LOL
To be so torn!
1209jillmwo
The ostler has a tipsy cat
that plays a five-stringed fiddle;
And up and down he runs his bow,
Now squeaking high, now purring low,
now sawing in the middle.
that plays a five-stringed fiddle;
And up and down he runs his bow,
Now squeaking high, now purring low,
now sawing in the middle.
1211jillmwo
The landlord keeps a little dog
that is mighty fond of jokes;
When there's good cheer among the guests,
He cocks an ear at all the jests
and laughs until he chokes.
that is mighty fond of jokes;
When there's good cheer among the guests,
He cocks an ear at all the jests
and laughs until he chokes.
1212MissWoodhouse1816
Where's Atomicmutant? They should see what they've done to us...
1213jillmwo
They also keep a hornéd cow
as proud as any queen;
But music turns her head like ale,
And makes her wave her tufted tail
and dance upon the green.
as proud as any queen;
But music turns her head like ale,
And makes her wave her tufted tail
and dance upon the green.
1214jillmwo
And O! the rows of silver dishes
and the store of silver spoons!
For Sunday there's a special pair,
And these they polish up with care
on Saturday afternoons.
and the store of silver spoons!
For Sunday there's a special pair,
And these they polish up with care
on Saturday afternoons.
1215GeorgiaDawn
We're nothing if not persistent!
1216jillmwo
The Man in the Moon was drinking deep,
and the cat began to wail;
A dish and a spoon on the table danced,
The cow in the garden madly pranced,
and the little dog chased his tail.
and the cat began to wail;
A dish and a spoon on the table danced,
The cow in the garden madly pranced,
and the little dog chased his tail.
1217jillmwo
The Man in the Moon took another mug,
and rolled beneath his chair;
And there he dozed and dreamed of ale,
Till in the sky the stars were pale,
and dawn was in the air.
and rolled beneath his chair;
And there he dozed and dreamed of ale,
Till in the sky the stars were pale,
and dawn was in the air.
1218jillmwo
Then the ostler said to his tipsy cat:
"The white horses of the Moon,
They neigh and champ their silver bits;
But their master's been and drowned his wits,
and the Sun'll be rising soon!"
"The white horses of the Moon,
They neigh and champ their silver bits;
But their master's been and drowned his wits,
and the Sun'll be rising soon!"
1219jillmwo
So the cat on his fiddle played hey-diddle-diddle,
a jig that would wake the dead:
He squeaked and sawed and quickened the tune,
While the landlord shook the Man in the Moon:
"It's after three!" he said.
a jig that would wake the dead:
He squeaked and sawed and quickened the tune,
While the landlord shook the Man in the Moon:
"It's after three!" he said.
1221jillmwo
They rolled the Man slowly up the hill
and bundled him into the Moon,
While his horses galloped up in rear,
And the cow came capering like a deer,
and a dish ran up with the spoon.
and bundled him into the Moon,
While his horses galloped up in rear,
And the cow came capering like a deer,
and a dish ran up with the spoon.
1222jillmwo
Now quicker the fiddle went deedle-dum-diddle;
the dog began to roar,
The cow and the horses stood on their heads;
The guests all bounded from their beds
and danced upon the floor.
the dog began to roar,
The cow and the horses stood on their heads;
The guests all bounded from their beds
and danced upon the floor.
1223jillmwo
With a ping and a pang the fiddle-strings broke!
the cow jumped over the Moon,
And the little dog laughed to see such fun,
And the Saturday dish went off at a run
with the silver Sunday spoon.
the cow jumped over the Moon,
And the little dog laughed to see such fun,
And the Saturday dish went off at a run
with the silver Sunday spoon.
1225jillmwo
The round Moon rolled behind the hill,
as the Sun raised up her head.
She hardly believed her fiery eyes;
For though it was day, to her suprise
they all went back to bed.
Thank you, Professor Tolkien!
as the Sun raised up her head.
She hardly believed her fiery eyes;
For though it was day, to her suprise
they all went back to bed.
Thank you, Professor Tolkien!
1226MissWoodhouse1816
*pulls out champagne*
1229GeorgiaDawn
*looks for champagne*
1236dreamlikecheese
*starts handing round sparklers* They're lit so be careful which end you grab!
1237GeorgiaDawn
Roombas??? ACK!!!
1241clamairy
Gil-galad was an Elven-king.
Of him the harpers sadly sing:
The last whose realm was fair and free
Between the mountains and the sea.
Of him the harpers sadly sing:
The last whose realm was fair and free
Between the mountains and the sea.
1242GeorgiaDawn
Or the SPITTING COBRAS!
1246clamairy
His sword was long, his lance was keen.
His shining helm afar was seen.
The countless stars of heaven's field
Were mirrored in his silver shield.
His shining helm afar was seen.
The countless stars of heaven's field
Were mirrored in his silver shield.
1247maggie1944
Woo hoo, there's a party in here......
1249clamairy
But long ago he rode away,
And where he dwelleth none can say.
For into darkness fell his star;
In Mordor, where the shadows are.
And where he dwelleth none can say.
For into darkness fell his star;
In Mordor, where the shadows are.
1257MissWoodhouse1816
YYYYYYYYIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
1258mrgrooism
BWAAAH-HAAAAAH-HAAAAAAAAAH! The best laid plans, somehow it's fitting that The Big 1247 was "Woo hoo, there's a party in here..."
1259maggie1944
Clamairy, I did not mean to get the exact 1247 one. I thought I was one or two before it. That one should have been yours.
Congratulations for a remarkable achievement!
Congratulations for a remarkable achievement!
1260GeorgiaDawn
#1251 - LOL with Clam!
1261maggie1944
OK, I'm going back to chat.....
1263clamairy
No problemo, maggie hunny.
You could still edit in the piccie yourself!
Groo, send her the link.
You could still edit in the piccie yourself!
Groo, send her the link.
1265mrgrooism
NO NO! Her post is actually perfect, bcause it was unplanned! Keep it, don't edit it!!!!
1266jillmwo
Does this get us into the Guiness Book of Records? Or will Tim dedicate something special in the GD, just to mark the occasion?
And i'm with Groo! It's perfect just the way it is!
And i'm with Groo! It's perfect just the way it is!
1267maggie1944
You guys are the best!
1268Sodapop
Bloody Hell. I missed it! I left to get something to eat and I missed it.
Anyway Wohoooooo.
C'mon one more round of "Singing with Sodapop"
Anyway Wohoooooo.
C'mon one more round of "Singing with Sodapop"
1269Sodapop
Ive paid my dues -
Time after time -
Ive done my sentence
But committed no crime -
And bad mistakes
Ive made a few
Ive had my share of sand kicked in my face -
But Ive come through
Time after time -
Ive done my sentence
But committed no crime -
And bad mistakes
Ive made a few
Ive had my share of sand kicked in my face -
But Ive come through
1270clamairy
I'm going to have to pass on chat. This took longer than I thought, and I have to go pick up my son at a party.
Try not to drink all the PGGBs without me!
Try not to drink all the PGGBs without me!
1271Sodapop
We are the champions - my friends
And well keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
cause we are the champions - of the world -
And well keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
cause we are the champions - of the world -
1273Sodapop
Ive taken my bows
And my curtain calls -
You brought me fame and fortuen and everything that goes with it -
I thank you all -
And my curtain calls -
You brought me fame and fortuen and everything that goes with it -
I thank you all -
1274Sodapop
But its been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise -
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race -
And I aint gonna lose -
No pleasure cruise -
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race -
And I aint gonna lose -
1276Sodapop
We are the champions - my friends
And well keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
cause we are the champions - of the world -
And well keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
cause we are the champions - of the world -
1277GeorgiaDawn
Oh yes! I do love a challenge! :)
Keep on singing, Sodapop!
Keep on singing, Sodapop!
1279Sodapop
Unfortunately there are no more words to that particular song. Plus I really need to stop shirking my parental responsibilities and put my kids to bed.
1281Atomicmutant
what
1283Atomicmutant
the
1284Atomicmutant
world
1286Atomicmutant
going
1288Atomicmutant
here
1289Atomicmutant
? LOL!!!
Congrats to Maggie!!
I can't stay, but had to pop in and go WOW!
I'll have to take the time to read all of this sometime tomorrow!
CONGRATS!
Congrats to Maggie!!
I can't stay, but had to pop in and go WOW!
I'll have to take the time to read all of this sometime tomorrow!
CONGRATS!
1294maggie1944
big party in chat
1301GeorgiaDawn
Yay, jillmwo! Whoo-hoo-hoo!!
1303Atomicmutant
But, um, we're already over that. Too late!
1306maggie1944
Say Good Night, Gracie.
1309mrgrooism
Abbott: Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you. You know Bucky Harris, the Yankee's manager, gave me a job as coach for as long as you're on the team.
Costello: Look Abbott, if you're the coach, you must know all the players.
Abbott: I certainly do.
Costello: Well you know I've never met the guys. So you'll have to tell me their names, and then I'll know who's playing on the team.
Abbott: Oh, I'll tell you their names, but you know it seems to me they give these ball players now-a-days very peculiar names.
Costello: You mean funny names?
Abbott: Strange names, pet names...like Dizzy Dean...
Costello: His brother Daffy.
Abbott: Daffy Dean...
Costello: And their French cousin.
Abbott: French?
Costello: Goofè.
Abbott: Goofè Dean. Well, let's see, we have on the bags, Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third...
Costello: That's what I want to find out.
Abbott: I say Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third.
Costello: Are you the manager?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: You gonna be the coach too?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: And you don't know the fellows' names?
Abbott: Well I should.
Costello: Well then who's on first?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: I mean the fellow's name.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy on first.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The first baseman.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy playing...
Abbott: Who is on first!
Costello: I'm asking YOU who's on first.
Abbott: That's the man's name.
Costello: That's who's name?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: Well go ahead and tell me.
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: That's who?
Abbott: Yes.
PAUSE
Costello: Look, you gotta first baseman?
Abbott: Certainly.
Costello: Who's playing first?
Abbott: That's right.
Costello: When you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the money?
Abbott: Every dollar of it.
Costello: All I'm trying to find out is the fellow's name on first base.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy that gets...
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: Who gets the money...
Abbott: He does, every dollar. Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it.
Costello: Whose wife?
Abbott: Yes.
PAUSE
Abbott: What's wrong with that?
Costello: Look, all I wanna know is when you sign up the first baseman, how does he sign his name?
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: How does he sign...
Abbott: That's how he signs it.
Costello: Who?
Abbott: Yes.
PAUSE
Costello: All I'm trying to find out is what's the guy's name on first base.
Abbott: No. What is on second base.
Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
Abbott: Who's on first.
Costello: One base at a time!
Abbott: Well, don't change the players around.
Costello: I'm not changing nobody!
Abbott: Take it easy, buddy.
Costello: I'm only asking you, who's the guy on first base?
Abbott: That's right.
Costello: Ok.
Abbott: All right.
PAUSE
Costello: What's the guy's name on first base?
Abbott: No. What is on second.
Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
Abbott: Who's on first.
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott: He's on third, we're not talking about him.
Costello: Now how did I get on third base?
Abbott: Why you mentioned his name.
Costello: If I mentioned the third baseman's name, who did I say is playing third?
Abbott: No. Who's playing first.
Costello: What's on first?
Abbott: What's on second.
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott: He's on third.
Costello: There I go, back on third again!
PAUSE
Costello: Would you just stay on third base and don't go off it.
Abbott: All right, what do you want to know?
Costello: Now who's playing third base?
Abbott: Why do you insist on putting Who on third base?
Costello: What am I putting on third.
Abbott: No. What is on second.
Costello: You don't want who on second?
Abbott: Who is on first.
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott & Costello Together:Third base!
PAUSE
Costello: Look, you gotta outfield?
Abbott: Sure.
Costello: The left fielder's name?
Abbott: Why.
Costello: I just thought I'd ask you.
Abbott: Well, I just thought I'd tell ya.
Costello: Then tell me who's playing left field.
Abbott: Who's playing first.
Costello: I'm not... stay out of the infield! I want to know what's the guy's name in left field?
Abbott: No, What is on second.
Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
Abbott: Who's on first!
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott & Costello Together: Third base!
PAUSE
Costello: The left fielder's name?
Abbott: Why.
Costello: Because!
Abbott: Oh, he's centerfield.
PAUSE
Costello: Look, You gotta pitcher on this team?
Abbott: Sure.
Costello: The pitcher's name?
Abbott: Tomorrow.
Costello: You don't want to tell me today?
Abbott: I'm telling you now.
Costello: Then go ahead.
Abbott: Tomorrow!
Costello: What time?
Abbott: What time what?
Costello: What time tomorrow are you gonna tell me who's pitching?
Abbott: Now listen. Who is not pitching.
Costello: I'll break your arm, you say who's on first! I want to know what's the pitcher's name?
Abbott: What's on second.
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott & Costello Together: Third base!
PAUSE
Costello: Gotta a catcher?
Abbott: Certainly.
Costello: The catcher's name?
Abbott: Today.
Costello: Today, and tomorrow's pitching.
Abbott: Now you've got it.
Costello: All we got is a couple of days on the team.
PAUSE
Costello: You know I'm a catcher too.
Abbott: So they tell me.
Costello: I get behind the plate to do some fancy catching, Tomorrow's pitching on my team and a heavy hitter gets up. Now the heavy hitter bunts the ball. When he bunts the ball, me, being a good catcher, I'm gonna throw the guy out at first base. So I pick up the ball and throw it to who?
Abbott: Now that's the first thing you've said right.
Costello: I don't even know what I'm talking about!
PAUSE
Abbott: That's all you have to do.
Costello: Is to throw the ball to first base.
Abbott: Yes!
Costello: Now who's got it?
Abbott: Naturally.
PAUSE
Costello: Look, if I throw the ball to first base, somebody's gotta get it. Now who has it?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: Who?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: Naturally?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: So I pick up the ball and I throw it to Naturally.
Abbott: No you don't, you throw the ball to Who.
Costello: Naturally.
Abbott: That's different.
Costello: That's what I said.
Abbott: You're not saying it...
Costello: I throw the ball to Naturally.
Abbott: You throw it to Who.
Costello: Naturally.
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: That's what I said!
Abbott: You ask me.
Costello: I throw the ball to who?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: Now you ask me.
Abbott: You throw the ball to Who?
Costello: Naturally.
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: Same as you! Same as YOU! I throw the ball to who. Whoever it is drops the ball and the guy runs to second. Who picks up the ball and throws it to What. What throws it to I Don't Know. I Don't Know throws it back to Tomorrow, Triple play. Another guy gets up and hits a long fly ball to Because. Why? I don't know! He's on third and I don't give a darn!
Abbott: What?
Costello: I said I don't give a darn!
Abbott: Oh, that's our shortstop.
Costello: Look Abbott, if you're the coach, you must know all the players.
Abbott: I certainly do.
Costello: Well you know I've never met the guys. So you'll have to tell me their names, and then I'll know who's playing on the team.
Abbott: Oh, I'll tell you their names, but you know it seems to me they give these ball players now-a-days very peculiar names.
Costello: You mean funny names?
Abbott: Strange names, pet names...like Dizzy Dean...
Costello: His brother Daffy.
Abbott: Daffy Dean...
Costello: And their French cousin.
Abbott: French?
Costello: Goofè.
Abbott: Goofè Dean. Well, let's see, we have on the bags, Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third...
Costello: That's what I want to find out.
Abbott: I say Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third.
Costello: Are you the manager?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: You gonna be the coach too?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: And you don't know the fellows' names?
Abbott: Well I should.
Costello: Well then who's on first?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: I mean the fellow's name.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy on first.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The first baseman.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy playing...
Abbott: Who is on first!
Costello: I'm asking YOU who's on first.
Abbott: That's the man's name.
Costello: That's who's name?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: Well go ahead and tell me.
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: That's who?
Abbott: Yes.
PAUSE
Costello: Look, you gotta first baseman?
Abbott: Certainly.
Costello: Who's playing first?
Abbott: That's right.
Costello: When you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the money?
Abbott: Every dollar of it.
Costello: All I'm trying to find out is the fellow's name on first base.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy that gets...
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: Who gets the money...
Abbott: He does, every dollar. Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it.
Costello: Whose wife?
Abbott: Yes.
PAUSE
Abbott: What's wrong with that?
Costello: Look, all I wanna know is when you sign up the first baseman, how does he sign his name?
Abbott: Who.
Costello: The guy.
Abbott: Who.
Costello: How does he sign...
Abbott: That's how he signs it.
Costello: Who?
Abbott: Yes.
PAUSE
Costello: All I'm trying to find out is what's the guy's name on first base.
Abbott: No. What is on second base.
Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
Abbott: Who's on first.
Costello: One base at a time!
Abbott: Well, don't change the players around.
Costello: I'm not changing nobody!
Abbott: Take it easy, buddy.
Costello: I'm only asking you, who's the guy on first base?
Abbott: That's right.
Costello: Ok.
Abbott: All right.
PAUSE
Costello: What's the guy's name on first base?
Abbott: No. What is on second.
Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
Abbott: Who's on first.
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott: He's on third, we're not talking about him.
Costello: Now how did I get on third base?
Abbott: Why you mentioned his name.
Costello: If I mentioned the third baseman's name, who did I say is playing third?
Abbott: No. Who's playing first.
Costello: What's on first?
Abbott: What's on second.
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott: He's on third.
Costello: There I go, back on third again!
PAUSE
Costello: Would you just stay on third base and don't go off it.
Abbott: All right, what do you want to know?
Costello: Now who's playing third base?
Abbott: Why do you insist on putting Who on third base?
Costello: What am I putting on third.
Abbott: No. What is on second.
Costello: You don't want who on second?
Abbott: Who is on first.
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott & Costello Together:Third base!
PAUSE
Costello: Look, you gotta outfield?
Abbott: Sure.
Costello: The left fielder's name?
Abbott: Why.
Costello: I just thought I'd ask you.
Abbott: Well, I just thought I'd tell ya.
Costello: Then tell me who's playing left field.
Abbott: Who's playing first.
Costello: I'm not... stay out of the infield! I want to know what's the guy's name in left field?
Abbott: No, What is on second.
Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.
Abbott: Who's on first!
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott & Costello Together: Third base!
PAUSE
Costello: The left fielder's name?
Abbott: Why.
Costello: Because!
Abbott: Oh, he's centerfield.
PAUSE
Costello: Look, You gotta pitcher on this team?
Abbott: Sure.
Costello: The pitcher's name?
Abbott: Tomorrow.
Costello: You don't want to tell me today?
Abbott: I'm telling you now.
Costello: Then go ahead.
Abbott: Tomorrow!
Costello: What time?
Abbott: What time what?
Costello: What time tomorrow are you gonna tell me who's pitching?
Abbott: Now listen. Who is not pitching.
Costello: I'll break your arm, you say who's on first! I want to know what's the pitcher's name?
Abbott: What's on second.
Costello: I don't know.
Abbott & Costello Together: Third base!
PAUSE
Costello: Gotta a catcher?
Abbott: Certainly.
Costello: The catcher's name?
Abbott: Today.
Costello: Today, and tomorrow's pitching.
Abbott: Now you've got it.
Costello: All we got is a couple of days on the team.
PAUSE
Costello: You know I'm a catcher too.
Abbott: So they tell me.
Costello: I get behind the plate to do some fancy catching, Tomorrow's pitching on my team and a heavy hitter gets up. Now the heavy hitter bunts the ball. When he bunts the ball, me, being a good catcher, I'm gonna throw the guy out at first base. So I pick up the ball and throw it to who?
Abbott: Now that's the first thing you've said right.
Costello: I don't even know what I'm talking about!
PAUSE
Abbott: That's all you have to do.
Costello: Is to throw the ball to first base.
Abbott: Yes!
Costello: Now who's got it?
Abbott: Naturally.
PAUSE
Costello: Look, if I throw the ball to first base, somebody's gotta get it. Now who has it?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: Who?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: Naturally?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: So I pick up the ball and I throw it to Naturally.
Abbott: No you don't, you throw the ball to Who.
Costello: Naturally.
Abbott: That's different.
Costello: That's what I said.
Abbott: You're not saying it...
Costello: I throw the ball to Naturally.
Abbott: You throw it to Who.
Costello: Naturally.
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: That's what I said!
Abbott: You ask me.
Costello: I throw the ball to who?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: Now you ask me.
Abbott: You throw the ball to Who?
Costello: Naturally.
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: Same as you! Same as YOU! I throw the ball to who. Whoever it is drops the ball and the guy runs to second. Who picks up the ball and throws it to What. What throws it to I Don't Know. I Don't Know throws it back to Tomorrow, Triple play. Another guy gets up and hits a long fly ball to Because. Why? I don't know! He's on third and I don't give a darn!
Abbott: What?
Costello: I said I don't give a darn!
Abbott: Oh, that's our shortstop.
1310maggie1944
Clap, clap, clap! Horray! You the Man!
1312kirbyowns
No, You's the man.
Who's the woman.
ETA: Yes, I know the grammar does not seem correct. In this case, however, it is.
Who's the woman.
ETA: Yes, I know the grammar does not seem correct. In this case, however, it is.
1316kirbyowns
Well, my screen name is my dog's name......but we digress.
You's the man, Who's the woman, I'm is the dog, and What's the cat.
You's the man, Who's the woman, I'm is the dog, and What's the cat.
1318Atomicmutant
The cat, obviously, is out of the bag.
1321maggie1944
Who cares?
1324maggie1944
no, no.... who cares!
1329Atomicmutant
Not if it's in a bag with a cat . . . . I'll pass on that.
1330maggie1944
Why not care about cheese?
1335readafew
after FINALLY catching up on the last 1000 posts there is NO way I'm not posting (even though I'm WAY late). So there 8P~~~~~
1336Atomicmutant
Just needed to do a dumb post, in a dumb place, for no reason.
This seems like it will fit the bill.
:)
This seems like it will fit the bill.
:)
