Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Date: 11 Oct 02 - 08:32 AM I think Konrad Lorenz discovered that phenomenon with his ducklings decades ago. Like ducky, like ostrich -- like emu? Genie ¤;-) |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Date: 11 Oct 02 - 12:31 AM I knew our naughty intuitions were grounded in "hard" science. Winess the following from the current online edition of the New Scientist: Strange but true tales from the world of science First published in New Scientist print edition, 2002 Ig Nobel Prizes FEEDBACK'S favourite prizes - the Ig Nobels - were handed out last week at Harvard University. Sponsored by the humourous magazine the Annals of Improbable Research, the prizes honour achievements that "cannot or should not be reproduced". This year's crop was a rich one. ... Research on a rather different type of interspecies behaviour earned Norma Bubier, Charles Paxton, Phil Bowers, and Charles Deeming the Ig Nobel in Biology. Four years ago they published a seminal paper in British Poultry Science: "Courtship behaviour of ostriches toward humans under farming conditions in Britain" (vol 39, p 477). They discovered that ostriches hand-reared by farm workers tended to identify with humans rather than with other birds. This had consequences during the mating season that didn't help produce more ostriches. Regards, A |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Date: 10 Oct 02 - 11:26 PM Danke, mein liebe SchŠtzele! Genie |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine Date: 10 Oct 02 - 08:41 AM Ach du lieber, mein fraulein!! Here's your Silver B.L.O.B., dear Genie-of-the-many-tongues (oh behave, Amos!) for: "Das Polizist detective assured me That no prowler was found near mein Haus, And he's sure that das Jaeger had feathers And was prob'ly just hunting ein maus. Still, late in das Abend, I still wonder, Reflecting on the sight I did see, Could that "neck" have belonged to an emu Or was someone just glad to see me? Love it!! -- Áine |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Date: 10 Oct 02 - 12:37 AM Thanks, mudself. FWIW, folks (since I have several titles undescored and not all are blickies), if you click on the title "The Great Speckled Bird" it'll take you to the lyrics in the DT. Genie BTW, Amos, glad you liked das Lied. |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Date: 09 Oct 02 - 01:18 PM Looks like that clicky should've worked. Dunno why it didn't. (Same method I've used in the past, and the HTML code looks right.) from mudelf ;-) -- your left 'greater than' symbol was not in the proper html format, Genie, and you had not closed the 'a href' command properly. No big problem to fix it though, glad to do it. |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Date: 09 Oct 02 - 01:16 PM LOL, Genie!! Das ist vunderbar! A |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Date: 09 Oct 02 - 12:54 PM Hadda hatch just one more. Great Emu Bird Oh, what lecherous thoughts she was thinking All she saw when she first heard the tapping As she crept near, with great apprehension, He'd been stretching his legs for the journey. "Das Polizist detective assured me Glossary:
blue clickie thang fixed by mudelf ;-) |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: MMario Date: 08 Oct 02 - 10:09 AM Excellent! Very singable, - and with the choruses, not all that short... |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine Date: 08 Oct 02 - 09:58 AM Brava, Deda!! Here's a Silver B.L.O.B. for your well-turned chorus: He runs through the town with the greatest of speed On the longest of legs, which are multiple-kneed But he isn't quite bright, so he's easily treed The guy who escaped from the zoo. 'multiple-kneed' -- Fantastic!! ;-) All the best, Áine |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Date: 08 Oct 02 - 03:24 AM Love it, Deda! |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Deda Date: 07 Oct 02 - 10:20 PM Thanks bro. It's a little short, I guess -- but then, when somebody told Lincoln that his legs were too long, he said they were just long enough to reach the ground. Clear as mud, but it covers the ground. Love, Deda
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Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Date: 07 Oct 02 - 10:11 PM LOL, sis!! Great doggerel!! :>) Love, A |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Deda Date: 07 Oct 02 - 09:34 PM The guy who escaped from the zoo
(Tune = The daring young man on the flying trapeze)
When he knocked at my window I saw with surprise
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Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine Date: 07 Oct 02 - 01:10 PM Two more goodies for our basket of birdseed!! Well done, and here are your Silver B.L.O.B.s: To MMario for this tidbit of ticklesomeness: They say it was an emu, and that I am seeing things I can tell a naked chest from a feathered pair of wings! And I'd surely spot a beak - when not distracted by other things I hope that he stays gone! And to Sonja, for this twittering tease of a chorus (love it!!): "Ooh-la-la! Pitter-te-hee-hee!" It gave me a thrill To look out of my window at that Emu Bird's Build. "Ooh-la-la! Pitter-te-hee-hee!" There's a piece for me still! I'd welcome bein' deflowered in an Emu Bird Thrill. Ooh-la-la, indeed! ;-) -- Áine |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Date: 06 Oct 02 - 11:43 PM Nice work, Sonia! Nice to see such fresh genious pouring into the Song Challenges., The baton moves on! A |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST Date: 06 Oct 02 - 02:37 PM refresh |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Date: 04 Oct 02 - 10:20 PM C'mon, folks, let's have a few more of these poetic gems! Genie |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Sonja Date: 03 Oct 02 - 07:25 PM Thanks, MM. Looks like a clone fixed the "old maid" and added the last chorus to my song -- but accidentally added the first verse again just before it. Would the same helpful clone mind cutting the second post of verse number one? Thanks! SWO |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Sonja Date: 03 Oct 02 - 02:35 PM Oops! That should be "...Old Maid's Excellent ...". And, of course, I should have re-posted the chorus at the end. |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: MMario Date: 03 Oct 02 - 02:35 PM Marvelous Sonja! |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Sonja Date: 03 Oct 02 - 02:31 PM Well, here's my totally politically incorrect Sonja Emu Bird Thrill When the moon Monday evenin crept over the hill "Ooh-la-la! Pitter-te-hee-hee!" It gave me a thrill He'd a three-foot long neck and big eyes that could kill "Ooh-la-la! Pitter-te-hee-hee!" It gave me a thrill Now, it's late in my years, never needed "the pill," "Ooh-la-la! Pitter-te-hee-hee!" It gave me a thrill
Just for comparison, here are the original lyrics: When the sun in the morning creeps over the hill Chorus: Got a three-cornered plow and an acre to till When it's late in the evening I climb up my Hill spelling fixed & chorus inserted by mudelf ;-) |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Date: 03 Oct 02 - 02:29 PM LOL, Amos! Derry! all of you! |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: MMario Date: 03 Oct 02 - 01:49 PM The Hamburg Bird-ler? My eyes have seen the coming of the strangest peeping tom He was trampling down my gardens, and a-digging up my lawn He tapped upon the window pane, then disappeared at dawn I hope that he stays gone! Mein Gott, I thought I was delirious! Mein Gott, it really was mysterious; Was it a bird? ( I have my doubts) or a naked man about? I'm gonna call the cops! They say it was an emu, and that I am seeing things I can tell a naked chest from a feathered pair of wings! And I'd surely spot a beak - when not distracted by other things I hope that he stays gone! chorus I could feel his eyes upon me as he pressed against the pane I think that I may ask him in if he should come again Perhaps I should buy birdseed if the truth is what they claim? I can't believe he's gone! |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine Date: 03 Oct 02 - 01:26 PM Just bumping this up to the top, so it doesn't fall off the '1 day' Mudcat radar . . . ;-) -- Áine |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine Date: 02 Oct 02 - 03:54 PM Oh derrymacash, a chara, what a brilliant gob -- uh, I mean job -- of an extrapollated ending!! Here's a Golden B.L.O.B. for these two mirth-making verses: "Oh give me peace" the peeler said "And do not be a-bribin' For I've had enough of your oul' jaw, And lengthy diatribin'" And so, with that, he hit the bird A blow with his oul' truncheon He plucked and stuffed and baked and carved And ate it for his luncheon Fan-tail-tastic, a mhic! -- Áine |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Aidan Crossey Date: 02 Oct 02 - 07:21 AM THE PEELER AND THE EMU (A skit on The Peeler And The Goat) Oh, the Hamburg peeler went one night On duty and patrolling He spied an emu upon the road And took him for a-strolling Bayonet fixed, he sallied forth And he caught him by the thrapple There swore out a mighty oath And the pair began to grapple "Have mercy, sir" the emu cried "And let me tell my story I am no rogue, no ribbon man No croppy, Whig, or Tory I'm innocent of any crime, Of petty or high treason For my tribe is active at this time It is the mating season." "Do not complain," the peeler said "But give your tongue a bridle You're absent from your feath'ry nest Disorderly, and idle Your wide-eyed lies will not prevail Nor your sublime oration For you have trespassed far from home On your own information" "No laws of man have I transgressed By deed or combination It's true I strayed far from my nest, My home, my habitation Sad Hamburg is my dwelling place Though born in far Australia Where emus ever find a mate Both male-ya and female-ya And I bein' blighted with a need To fertilise a hen-o Have gone in search of my own kind And fled my prison pen-o But female hens of my own breed Are few and far between-o. In Hamburg, Munich and Cologne Such beasts are rarely seen-o" "I wager, sir, that you are drunk On whiskey, rum, and brandy Or you wouldn't have such gallant spunk To be so bold and manly" "You readily would let me pass If I had money handy I'd trate you to the parting glass Its then I'd be the dandy" "Oh give me peace" the peeler said "And do not be a-bribin' For I've had enough of your oul' jaw, And lengthy diatribin'" And so, with that, he hit the bird A blow with his oul' truncheon He plucked and stuffed and baked and carved And ate it for his luncheon |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine Date: 02 Oct 02 - 06:18 AM Hi Clifton53!! Great to see you in these parts ;-) I see that I have another Silver B.L.O.B. to sling out there: To Clifton53 for this fit of feathered frenzy: Helga saw the Emu Man one dark friday night, His long neck and eyes gave her one goodly fright, He gaped into her window as she washed up her hands, She felt mortal fear ripplin' up right through her glands, " Good Lord" she cried in horror as she stood by the sink, "I ain't smokin' nothin' funny and I ain't had a drink", " I know that I saw someone peepin' right in my house" She called the cops in quickly, " Let them deal with this louse", ('mortal fear ripplin' up right through her glands')??? Whew, Clifton, you're getting in the Halloween spirit early, aren't ya? *BG* Love it! -- Áine |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Date: 02 Oct 02 - 04:24 AM Looks like you folks are off to a flying (running?) start, whether the tale is based in reality or fantasy! C'mon, let's hear some more! Genie |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Clifton53 Date: 01 Oct 02 - 08:37 PM Helga And The Emu Man (Tweeter and the Monkey Man) Helga saw the Emu Man one dark friday night, His long neck and eyes gave her one goodly fright, He gaped into her window as she washed up her hands, She felt mortal fear ripplin' up right through her glands, " Good Lord" she cried in horror as she stood by the sink, "I ain't smokin' nothin' funny and I ain't had a drink", " I know that I saw someone peepin' right in my house" She called the cops in quickly, " Let them deal with this louse", (Chorus) And the Emu Man, Slid into the woods, " They can chase me 'til they're tired It won't due no bloody good" Now the men of Hamburg's finest never liked the Emu Man He swore they'd never take him anytime he ran, " I scared the heck out of that horse last week, no amateurish trick" "Next time they take a shot at me they'd better be quick" The coppers showed up soon and took Helga's statement there, " He had two white and shinin' eyes, and his chest it was bare" " He tapped right on my window, damn near scared me half to death" "I ain't seen nothin' like that since I quit snortin' meth" And the Emu Man, Forty miles ahead, " They can chase me 'til they're tired, They can chase me 'til they're dead. Everyone remembers how the Emu got away And he still makes appearances 'til this very day, And Helga's left to wonder just what the hell she saw, The night she saw the Emu Man, the night she called the law, And down in Hamburg City they still talk about the tail Of when they chased the Emu Man, tried to throw the bird in jail And sometimes I sit and wonder, why I'm his biggest fan, The legendary peeper called The Emu Man. And the Emu Man, A famous rogue today, " I'll live to run again boys, live to run another day" Clifton |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine Date: 01 Oct 02 - 05:33 PM Two fan-tail-tastic entries to start things off!! Here goes the Silver B.L.O.B. slingin' -- To Jeri for this oh-so-appropos bit of the bird: Oh a bird in the bush is much better than in the zoo Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so But somehow, this flightless bird, from the coop he flew Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so And to Amos, who's always stuck his hand out the windows of moving vehicles (and to great success, I'm sure) -- for this moving mite of myopic mirth: You came a'knocking at my heart's door.. You're everything I've been looking for.. Finally a birdbrain who'll at least be true I've found my love in my own Emu! Yee-haw!! -- Keep it going, Challenge!rs!! -- Áine |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Amos Date: 01 Oct 02 - 04:18 PM Spinster's Love Song to the EmuTune: Looking For Love in All the Wrong PlacesI've spent a lifetime looking for you Loved lots of feather-brains, never true Playing a fools' game, hoping to win Telling those sweet lies and losing again. I was looking for love in all the wrong places Looking for love in the wrong kinda faces Searching your eyes, looking for traces Of what.. I'm dreaming of... Hopin' to find an ostrich-like lover God bless the day I discovered You in the night,, lookin' for love When I was alone,late in the night Left up the window shade, hoping for someone right… Don't know where it started or where it might end Attracting any species at all, lookin' for a friend I was looking for love in all the wrong places Looking for love in the wrong kinda faces Searching your eyes, looking for traces Of what.. I'm dreaming of... Hopin' to find an ostrich-like lover God bless the day I discovered You in the night,, lookin' for love You came a'knocking at my heart's door.. You're everything I've been looking for.. Finally a birdbrain who'll at least be true I've found my love in my own Emu! No more looking for love among the wrong races, Found love in that googly-eye face, oh Dinner-plate eyes, legs like a race horse That's what I'm dreaming of... Now that I found an ostrichoid lover I bless the day I discovered My Emu, lookin' for love …In humanoid races Looking for love in too many faces Googly eyes, how my heart races No-one is gonna believe it's true!... Now that I found a feather-brained lover Knowin' for sure he won't blow my cover That big Emu, he was lookin' for love!
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Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Amos Date: 01 Oct 02 - 03:48 PM TEEEEriffic, Jerry!! LOL!! A |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: MMario Date: 01 Oct 02 - 03:35 PM a bird in the bush? *choke*BRAVA! |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Jeri Date: 01 Oct 02 - 03:33 PM Zeus became a father in the guise of a swan Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so You gotta watch them big birds 'cause one might be a man Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so And in far Germany lived a woman with poor sight Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so Who heard a tapping at her window one dark and fuzzy night Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so It was a great big man with a couple of great big eyes Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so And all night long the feathers flew, you know I tell no lies Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so Now she read the morning paper, and much to her surprise Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so It said her boyfriend was a great big bird with great big birdie eyes Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so Oh a bird in the bush is much better than in the zoo Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so But somehow, this flightless bird, from the coop he flew Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so And she pines for her lost lover, who left her in the lurch Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so One twin's in the cradle and one is on the perch Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so There may not have ever been a man or Austrailian emu Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so But it makes a helluva story, so who cares if it is true Ain't it so, boys and girls, ain't it so |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 01 Oct 02 - 01:22 PM Well, that story was put out by Reuters, dated August 23rd - I checked with Google. That doesn't guarantee it's true, but Reuters has a reputation for reliability to maintain, and it can't afford to take too many risks with that. |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: MMario Date: 01 Oct 02 - 01:15 PM It makes me wonder about the North American press and its scrutiny. gosh- wolfgang - The Germans printed it first, though; that makes me wonder about German press and its scutiny. |
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Wolfgang Date: 01 Oct 02 - 01:10 PM Just an aside remark: That's at least the fourth story from Germany for a song challenge. Without exception, I never had read the story before in our newspapers. One time, the story was a complete invention, one time it was partially true, the other two times I found not the slightest indication it had happened at all. It makes me wonder about the North American press and its scrutiny. This time as well I guess the story is an invention without any factual basis. Don't let this disturb you. We all know (folk) songs don't need a factual basis. Wolfgang |
Subject: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine Date: 01 Oct 02 - 12:22 PM Well Challenge!rs, we're closing in on the big 100 . . . Hopefully, the next 10 Challenge!s will be as good as this one (hehehe). This idea comes from our own Gentle Genie, so if it tickles your funny bone and/or your creative consciousness, point your quill in her general direction *BG* So, sharpen those crayons and roll out the Charmin', 'cuz here we go: How Big Is That Emu In My Window? -- (HAMBURG, Germany) - An escaped emu caused confusion in Hamburg after a woman called police to report what she thought was a bare-chested man with two big white dots on his forehead staring into her window, police said on Friday. The large, flightless, Australian bird resembling an ostrich has been on the run from a local zoo since Thursday. "The woman heard someone tapping at the window at night and when she looked out she saw a head with two big eyes and a bare chest," a Hamburg police spokesman said. Officers said they knew there was an emu on the run and put two and two together after they found no one suspicious. "We're still looking for either a naked man with huge eyes or an emu," the spokesman added. The bird has escaped twice in two weeks. Last week it ran away and frightened a horse, but was eventually captured. Go For It, Challenge!rs!! -- Áine |
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