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29 Jan 00 - 10:32 PM (#170254) Subject: Happy Groundhog Day From: Pinetop Slim Hone up your wits and wipe away the fog Hone up your wits and wipe away the fog Got to see through a shadow to catch a groundhog Oh, groundhog. We celebrate on Groundhog Day at my house. "Got to have Spam, dad." Spam??? "Yeah. Ground hog." As unappetizing as is a can of hormel, tastier than some of the dishes posted at Mudcat on the 1999 groundhog post. Here's a song for the day, if anyone cares to finish it. Hope Art Thieme joins to have a little fun Hope Art Thieme joins to have a little fun But look out groundhog for the 12-gauge puns Oh, groundhog Big Mick looks the groundhogs in the eyes Big Mick looks the groundhogs in the eyes "You can end this hunt if you organize" Oh, groundhog To Harlow leads the groundhog's path To Harlow leads the groundhog's path He's stopping for a drink with Mr. McGrath Oh, groundhog
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29 Jan 00 - 10:50 PM (#170265) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: catspaw49 If ya' don't quit eatin' ya' might explode If ya' don't quit eatin' ya' might explode Eatin' them grondhogs off the road Groundhog Shoot Mark, I remember that we had some FINE recipes last year...All of them completely unappealing since they're made with groundhog. Spaw |
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30 Jan 00 - 04:20 AM (#170373) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Liz the Squeak In UK there is a rhyme about Candlemass (Groundhog day equivalent, sort of.....) that says something like if Candlemass is dry, Winter is by, if Candlemass wet, there's more winter yet. So if it p's with rain on Tuesday, we've got more winter to come, and the stupid crocuses that have been flowering for a week in my garden had better watch out. They even beat the snowdrops this year! LTS |
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30 Jan 00 - 09:46 AM (#170412) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Áine Dang it, Mark! I was going to use Groundhog Day as the next Song Challenge! Shoot! Well, you and Spaw have a great start here, so y'all keep it up! A few more verses and it goes into the Mudcat Songbook! -- Áine |
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30 Jan 00 - 10:08 AM (#170419) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Áine Ok, so I felt guilty urging y'all on without making my own contribution. Here it is, for what it's worth:
Micca brings the whiskey over
Caitrin passes the cookies out
Alison whistles up a tune
Amos pens another song
Catspaw plays his pickle kazoo
Áine writes it down in Irish |
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30 Jan 00 - 10:36 AM (#170430) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Mbo Ooooh...I wanna do some verses, too! Dave loves any kind of song Dave loves any kind of song And you know he can't go wrong Groundhog! Elle heals animals all day Elle heals animals all day And the animals they love her--you know she's got the nicest way! Groundhog! Áine, you beat me to the punch on Caitrin & Amos! Hmmmm...no one wrote a verse about me! --Mbo |
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30 Jan 00 - 10:50 AM (#170437) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Áine Ok, Mbo. I'll write one about you, if you'll write one about me. Mine kinda sucked pickles. . .
Mbo pens songs in his lair
Dave the Mariner sails out to sea
BSeed tickles the laughing kat |
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30 Jan 00 - 10:59 AM (#170441) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Micca Liz the Squeak is in the pub Liz the squeqk is in the pub to get her out you need a club Oh Groundhog TerriM and her bloke Steve Terri M and her bloke Steve one more fart and they must leave Oh Groundhog
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30 Jan 00 - 11:09 AM (#170444) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Mbo Áine is a Texas Miss Áine is a Texas Miss She'd pull down a twister and give it a kiss! Groundhog! --Mbo |
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30 Jan 00 - 11:09 AM (#170445) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Amos BanjoBonnie comes a-callin' BanjoBonnie comes a-callin' With fifteen banjos caterwaulin', Grrrroundhog!
'Spaw he wants to rock and roll
Look out, boys, what d'ya say!
There goes Dave, on a course for Wales!
Poor old Max is turning blue.
Here comes Åine with a ten-foot log Chingachingachingaching (sound of frailing wildly) A |
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30 Jan 00 - 11:14 AM (#170448) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Amos Boy, you can tell I used <b>'s instead of <br>s on that one! Uuuugly!! Ok, here's a refined looking version. Man, I hate waking up to a challenge!
BanjoBonnie comes a callin'
'Spaw he wants to rock and roll
Look out, boys, what d'ya say!
There goes Dave, on a course for Wales!
Here come Åine with a ten-foot log |
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30 Jan 00 - 11:27 AM (#170455) Subject: RE: Happy Candlemas From: Abby Sale Liz, tS: You may mean: Chanted on Candlemas Eve... If the sun shines bright on Candlemas Day, The half of the winter's not yet away English Folk-Rhymes, GF Northall, 1892. Also, a verse from "All in the Morning," sung by Sam Hinton on 'Tis the Season, (which I recommend) It was on Candlemas Day and all in the morning, They visited The Temple with our heavenly king, And was this not a joyful thing, And "sweet Jesus," they called him by name. |
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30 Jan 00 - 11:31 AM (#170459) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Áine I hate writing yet *another* verse using my own name; but, Amos, you've inspired to use one of my favorite Texas words:
Áine's looking for a javelina
InOBU is lookin' grim
Rick is wondering what's the fuss
Stupidbodhranplayer strokes his drum |
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30 Jan 00 - 11:39 AM (#170462) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Amos Yeeeha! Are you allowed to give this here prize to yore OWN self!!! I never in my life heard anyone come up with a rhyme for javelina before. |
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30 Jan 00 - 12:40 PM (#170481) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Áine Come on, Amos -- Surely Jerry Jeff or Willy came up with one a long time ago! And the prize should go to markf for starting this fantastic thread in the first place! -- Áine |
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30 Jan 00 - 01:46 PM (#170506) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Jeri Groundhog Day (Apologies to Martina McBride/Independence Day) Well he seemed all right by dawn's early light Though he looked barely better than dead He tried to pretend the snow was all gone But an icicle fell on his head And I was hiding behind my window In my warm house determined to stay So I oggled him then as he crawled from his den On Groundhog Day Well word gets around in a small, small town They said he was going to come out They watched him emerge and stand on the verge Of begining to put winter to rout Some folks whispered and some folks talked As he saw that he blocked the sun's ray And he just turned around, went back into the ground On Groundhog Day (CHORUS) Let come the spring, Let the birdies sing Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning Let's stop shoveling snow, let the grasses grow Roll the snow away, let the children play It's Groundhog Day Well I remember one year it was cloudy and drear By the time that the groundhog came out He sniffed the air, at the groud he did stare "No shadow" we all began to shout And spring came no faster, though the small furry bastard Predicted it would, in his way Talk about your folklore... It's Groundhog Day
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30 Jan 00 - 02:41 PM (#170535) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Amos Man, the creative springs around here done been unstopped! Aine, look what you started! :>)) Good song! All these wellsprings -- are we gonna need a levee? A |
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30 Jan 00 - 03:15 PM (#170551) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Dave (the ancient mariner) The ground hog is a funny bloke watch him run when shotguns smoke O'er the fields and faraway Running like hell from the hunters shot exerting every ounce of strength he's got Oh poor old Groundhog
When he stops God only knows
Wait till the owner find his hole
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30 Jan 00 - 03:26 PM (#170558) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Amos Good one! A |
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30 Jan 00 - 03:36 PM (#170563) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Caitrin These are great! BUt the "Groundhog ate the CPU" is my favorite. : ) |
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30 Jan 00 - 04:12 PM (#170577) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Áine Go 'Catters! I'm going to have so much fun adding all the cookie and groundhog songs to the Songbook! All you guys that contributed songs be sure and let me know if there is a tune that goes with your song so I can note that in the Songbook. Again, you are all just 'mahvahlahs', simply 'mahvahlas'!! -- Áine |
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30 Jan 00 - 11:29 PM (#170792) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Amos Dear Caitlin McGillicuddy: Thanks for the kind remark. I have made about five gallons of your cookie dough but had to go out to dinner before I could bake it. It is setting in the frige. Will this cause any problem if I take it out tomorrow and let it reach room temperature before I drag, drop and bake the l'il angels? Gotta go clean up the galley now! Thanks for the recipe!! A |
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30 Jan 00 - 11:33 PM (#170795) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: catspaw49 Just eat the dough. Spaw |
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30 Jan 00 - 11:35 PM (#170796) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Amos Well I'm afraid I'd get so bloated you wouldn't even want me for a whistle! A. |
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30 Jan 00 - 11:42 PM (#170803) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: catspaw49 Amos my friend, eat the dough. I don't want YOU for a whistle anyway! Spaw |
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30 Jan 00 - 11:45 PM (#170806) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Mbo DOUGH! --Mbo |
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31 Jan 00 - 12:03 AM (#170815) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Amos Well, I'm relieved to hear it ! :>). But as I wrote in an earlier poetic posting, I never did it for the dough -- not even for the cookies. A. |
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31 Jan 00 - 04:20 PM (#171229) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Caitrin I honestly don't know if it would make any difference or not, Amos. I've never tried it. I can't think of any reason why refrigeration would mess them up, though. And the dough is good, too! You can taste the Kahlua more. ;) |
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31 Jan 00 - 04:32 PM (#171238) Subject: RE: Happy Groundhog Day From: Amos Well, I'll try baking them up this evening while I minister to Frisco Duck, my pocket parrot, who is feeling poorly and has taken to puling out his own feathers in distress. I am worried about him. He's not getting enough attention, or else he has some kind of a physical problem. But maybe the smell of those Caitrin Cookies will put him straight! A |