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29 Jan 01 - 02:05 PM (#384970) Subject: Hokey Pokey obscene? From: Hollowfox One of the perks of librarianship is reading the American Library Association's Newsletter of Intellectual Freedom. Really. It deals with censorship of all kinds, some serious, some foolish. I just got to read the November 2000 issue, and I quote the first sentence:" The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed a lawsuit July 7 asking whether the "Hokey Pokey" can be considered a criminal act."It seems that last February, a fight broke out in the parking lot of a "Skate Zone" (roller skating rink). The manager called the sheriff's office, and after they arrived and dealt with the fight, "..disregarding constitutional safeguards, the local authorities entered the Skate Zone and ordered (the manager) to "shut it down". They then conducted a warrent-less search of the premises and seized approximately sixty pre-recorded CDs." Other impounded selections included songs by Britney Spears, Snoop Doggy Dog, Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and the Chicken Dance. (I hope this last hasn't infested itself outside of the United States. |
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29 Jan 01 - 02:21 PM (#384975) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Hollowfox oops, I hit the wrong button. To continue..) Any rap or hip-hop songs were the edited "air play" versions, purchased at the local Wal-Mart. Six days later the manager and owner went to she sheriff's office to "sit down and work something out". They were arrested for contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, handcuffed, body searched, urine tests, the lot. This rink hosted community service programs, etc. The sheriff claimed that the music was corrupting the children of the area. Maybe the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about! |
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29 Jan 01 - 02:44 PM (#384987) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: NightWing You've GOT to be kidding. I would say that here is one sheriff who is going to lose the next election. At the very least for criminal stupidity. If he is going to try to claim that these songs are "contributing to the delinquency of juveniles", he should AT LEAST have had the sense to make the claim as a result of a legal search. The county will have to pay out BIG bucks, and they have not even the vaguest chance of winning. I'm only laughing 'cause it hurts to much to cry.
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29 Jan 01 - 02:44 PM (#384988) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material?G From: GUEST,Guest Murray Well it's a start! It maybe a little late. Even TNN is getting smutty. |
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29 Jan 01 - 03:15 PM (#385015) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: LR Mole Oh, I don't know. Seems like pretty gross stuff to me. You put your left foot in, you take your left foot out... amd you shake it all about. Hmmm. |
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29 Jan 01 - 03:26 PM (#385021) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: catspaw49 Oh yeah........what's next? OHMYGAWD!!!!!!!!! THIS THREAD COULD BE IN JEOPARDY!!!!!!! Spaw |
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29 Jan 01 - 04:10 PM (#385072) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Bert Talking of smutty, did anyone see 'The Vicar of DIbley' last night? |
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29 Jan 01 - 04:14 PM (#385079) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Rizla the Green yes i saw the vicar of dibley....what about it? |
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29 Jan 01 - 04:21 PM (#385090) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Bert Well I liked the lines about making a tent with his underwear and poking out in front. Rather a surprise for that sort of remark to be on Vicar of Dibley. |
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29 Jan 01 - 04:23 PM (#385096) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Rizla the Green That was funny, but the programme ususally has a few risque lines...especially the joke at the end after the credits. |
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29 Jan 01 - 04:29 PM (#385102) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Mrs.Duck Do you mean the Hokey Cokey? |
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29 Jan 01 - 04:33 PM (#385104) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: MMario the "Hokey Cokey" is the "Hokey Pokey" in the US |
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29 Jan 01 - 04:34 PM (#385105) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Bert Yup, Hokey Cokey it is. Hokey Pokey didn't make it past the British Censors. |
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29 Jan 01 - 05:35 PM (#385160) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: paddymac Jeez. There are some really sick people in this world. |
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29 Jan 01 - 05:45 PM (#385167) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: okthen I read this thread in the hope it was about the Richard and Linda Thompson song. oh well cheers bill |
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29 Jan 01 - 10:19 PM (#385343) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Bugsy Shows what small minds some people have. Entire populations of countries starving all over the world, wholesale genocide, whole cities destroyed..... and they're worried about their kids listening to the fucking Hokey Cokey! The mind boggles!
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29 Jan 01 - 10:22 PM (#385344) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Sorcha Just for kicks and giggles, I printed out the original post with the info in it, and took it to the CopShop....they need a laf once in a while, too. I can't believe this........(well, yes, I can, coming out of Louisiana) |
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30 Jan 01 - 12:48 AM (#385424) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: GUEST,h What if the hokey pokey is really what its all about?? |
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30 Jan 01 - 12:53 AM (#385428) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Amergin Well, I am sure relieved those kids are safe now....Maybe I can actually sleep tonight.... |
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30 Jan 01 - 01:33 AM (#385450) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: GUEST,Ribbit Musta been the part where "you put your hips in, you put your hips out?" :) |
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30 Jan 01 - 06:53 AM (#385539) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: GUEST,Fibula Mattock Almost as worrying as the verse in "The Farmer Wants a Wife" where the children sing "We all pat the bone". |
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30 Jan 01 - 09:50 AM (#385638) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Garry Gillard I too was hoping to find out more about Hokey Pokey, re Richard and Linda Thompson. Not just the song, the charity release recordings ... Garry |
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30 Jan 01 - 10:06 AM (#385644) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: LR Mole Pokey or Cokey? The English-speaking world wants to know! |
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30 Jan 01 - 12:47 PM (#385767) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: mousethief I mean look at it this way: you have a whole song about sticking it in and pulling it out. In, out, in, out, for a full three and a half minutes. Let's face it. That *IS* what it's all about. But obscene? I can't imagine. |
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30 Jan 01 - 01:16 PM (#385776) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Don Firth The way I interpret that, if it weren't for the Hokey Pokey, none of us would be here. Not even the sheriff. Don Firth |
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30 Jan 01 - 10:52 PM (#386227) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Blackcatter On the other hand, the fact that they confiscated the "Chicken Dance" does give me some hope . . . by the way about the Chicken Dance - I've been told by several German friends that it's actually the "Duck Dance" Any ideas? Tom |
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30 Jan 01 - 10:59 PM (#386229) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: catspaw49 Ya' know MT, you'd be a lot more popular if you'd "stick it in and pull it out" for LONGER than 3 and a half minutes........................ Spaw |
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30 Jan 01 - 11:57 PM (#386257) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: mousethief LOL. Touch‚. |
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31 Jan 01 - 12:10 AM (#386262) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Bugsy "TOUCH"? I wouldn't touch it with Yours! Cheers Bugsy |
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31 Jan 01 - 12:02 PM (#386545) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: LR Mole According to the Queen of Foreign Language here at the coll.,the Chicken Dance IS orginally the Duck Dance: very old and from Bavaria. I observed that purely from a percussive viewpoint, it was better to quack than to cluck, and now the department is wandering about muttering, "It's better to quack than to cluck." Higher ed. What a gig. |
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31 Jan 01 - 12:18 PM (#386565) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: mousethief That was supposed to be touche, except with the last "e" the french one with the accent acute over it. For some reason it disappeared. Test: é Weird. Alex |
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31 Jan 01 - 01:22 PM (#386633) Subject: RE: Hokey Pokey: obscene material? From: Les from Hull Still nothing about ice cream? Les |