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Thread #36871   Message #511780
Posted By: Amos
21-Jul-01 - 12:39 AM
Thread Name: BS: How To Create a Folk Song (II)
Subject: RE: BS: How To Create a Folk Song (II)
11. Folks songs never narrate events in normal weather. The weather is always: a. A fair and pleasant day b. A May morning c. A dark and stormy night, a storm and gale, at night while trimming of the glim. d. A mighty day

12. Death is frequently mentioned in folk songs. It is never caused by: a. cirrhosis of the liver b. Hodgkin's lymphoma c. Multiple sclerosis d. high-altitude sickness

13. Death in folk songs is caused by:

a. A broken heart b. Being slain c. Drownding in the deep blue sea d. Being hanged e. Sorrow f. Being poisoned by your love g. Being stabbed to the heart by your love

14. When folk songs are not about death they are often about love or food. Acceptable foodstuffs to be mentioned include:

a. Any form of alcoholic beverage except a wine spritzer b. Chitlins or anything that sounds like it might really be chitlins c. Cabbage d. Bread, country pie, and some kinds of cookies e. Moonshine, Scotch, Irish, Bourbon, White Lightnin', Mountain Dew, or jar whiskey f. Eggs and marrow bone g. Eels and eels' broth

15. Food types which should not be mentioned in folk songs include:

a. Boeuf Bourguignonne b. Hot Rocks c. Radishes carved to look like valentines d. Sandwiches carved to look like radishes e. Chateaubriand a deux f. Coq au vin g. Canard aux oranges h. Sauerbraten