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28 Mar 00 - 09:24 AM (#202573) Subject: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Áine One More Time, Maestro! This Challenge! idea comes from Mbo. Grab the phone and the number for the local emergency room -- Here we go -- I Want My Twinkie And I Want It Now! -- Biddeford, Maine, March 23 - Last week, panic began to spread through the Northwest United States as workers dumped loaves of bread off a loading dock during a strike at the Interstate Bakeries Corp. Why the bother? This strike of truck drivers prevented the delivery of Wonder Bread and other products, such as Twinkies, across the Northwest US. Wonder Bread, as every good American child knows, is that wonderful, sweet, doughy white bread that one can either ingest or, with a little spit or milk, make funny molded shapes with. When hardened, it makes fantastic projectiles for peashooters. Generations of American children grew up eating this bread, before the advent of wheat bread into a more health-conscious market. But the real panic was due to the shortage of Twinkies - the one food product that has been guaranteed by experts to survive a nuclear blast. An oblong, tan, mushy, cream-filled pastry so sweet that it has been known to rot teeth merely by being looked at, it is lusted after by all children and adults needing a quick sugar fix, and has been popular in the US for years, often imitated but never replaced in the soul of the country. To the relief of these Twinkie-deprived folks, the eight-day strike ended last Thursday. 'Right now, it sounds like everyone is going to get their Twinkies.' said Robert Piccone, president of Teamsters Local 340. Because of the strike, the company's Biddeford plant was shut down, putting 400 bakers out of work. On the picket line in Biddeford, where the drivers had put up a banner that said "Fort Twinkie" at their tarp-covered shelter, a cheer was raised when they heard the news that the strike was over. Go for it, Challenge!rs!! |
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28 Mar 00 - 09:42 AM (#202582) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Hyperabid I always wanted to be the first to get on the song thread... Hyp ;-) |
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28 Mar 00 - 09:54 AM (#202586) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Amos The Twinkie Union Song
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Come listen to my story Roll the Teamsters, roll! The bosses would not care for you Roll, the Teamsters roll! Their children grow up ugly Roll, the Teamsters roll! Their children lived on Wonder Bread Roll, the Teamsters roll! The masters of the IBC Roll, the Teamsters roll! Their twinkies and their cupcakes Roll, the Teamsters roll! The bosses could not hack it Roll, the Teamsters roll! So if you need a living wage Roll, the Teamsters roll! |
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28 Mar 00 - 11:00 AM (#202623) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Hyperabid I guess I should explain some terminology a bit "E" numbers in the UK are used to denote flavourings and preservatives etc. used in food. Secondly I think cling-film may be called cling-wrap in the US. A short first effort admittedly having a go at a food I've never tasted – but then again it seems to be a national pastime over in the US so I couldn't resist joining in. The object of my confection
To the tune of Candle in the Wind – E. John / B. Taupin
And it seems to me, industrial strife will make the twinkie addicts cringe
Ciao cholesterol – The time has come for celery
And it seems to me, industrial strife will make the twinkie addicts cry Hyp |
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28 Mar 00 - 11:06 AM (#202625) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: GUEST,Mbo_at_ECU HA HA HA!!! Good one Hyp! Love yer stuff, man! Keep writing those great parodies! --Mbo |
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28 Mar 00 - 11:15 AM (#202631) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Amos Great work, Hyper -- I can here Elton moaning it out on the keys...spot on, m8! |
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28 Mar 00 - 11:16 AM (#202632) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Amos Great work, Hyper -- I can hear Elton moaning it out on the keys...spot on, m8! |
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28 Mar 00 - 11:20 AM (#202635) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Hyperabid It's a shame I do write "real" music too, but to my own tunes and arrangements etc. so no common frame of reference I'm afraid. Hyp :-( |
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28 Mar 00 - 11:58 AM (#202651) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Áine Amos -- Another masterpiece in the key of five minutes flat! I swear you're hacking into my computer . . . *BG* Hyp -- LMAO!! I do believe we should enter your "Ciao cholesterol – The time has come for celery" in the 'Best Lines' thread . . . Geez, somebody pick me up off the floor!! -- Áine |
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28 Mar 00 - 12:04 PM (#202654) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: MMario BRAVO! *much applause* |
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28 Mar 00 - 06:24 PM (#202894) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Bradypus 'Goodbye Margarine' - I'll never hear Norma Jean again without thinking of this line - butter little reflection will show fat's fat. Let the good times cholesterol! |
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28 Mar 00 - 09:11 PM (#202986) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Amos Bradypus, you better finish that song. |
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29 Mar 00 - 12:56 AM (#203079) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Barky While I Wonder© of You (To the tune of All I Ask Of You from the Phantom of the Opera)
No more talk of Twinkies,
I know you loved the Wonder bread.
So say you'll eat with me each waking moment.
Say you'll share with me this soggy Wonder©,
OK, stretching the limits there, but it's alright!(Especially for 10 o'clock at night!) ~Barky |
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29 Mar 00 - 09:19 AM (#203183) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Áine Great job, Barky!! Sorry I didn't see it earlier, but the tornado in town kept us busy here last night. I love the part about the giraffe. Way to go, girl! -- Áine |
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29 Mar 00 - 10:37 AM (#203223) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Mbo Uh-HUH! Classic, Barky! Glad to see we're all "Past the point of no...um, Twinkies!" --Mbo |
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29 Mar 00 - 10:56 AM (#203239) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Hyperabid I feel a certain disappointment that I've never at least tasted one of these "twin - quays"...? Have I not lived? Hyp ;-) |
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29 Mar 00 - 10:59 AM (#203243) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Homeless Hyp - take a piece of plastic and shred it into small pieces. Wrap it in a sponge. Cover with liberally with sugar and a sprinkling of vanilla. Voila - you have the taste and texture of a Twinkie. I'd rather eat Spam. |
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29 Mar 00 - 11:11 AM (#203254) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Áine Oh Homeless -- You've hit it right on the money! LMAO -- and I needed a good laugh after last night! And dear Hyp -- You'll probably live a lot longer life for not having eaten one of these little darlins! But on the other hand, all those kiddies who grew up with Twinkies as the standard treat probably have had their insides permanently preserved . . . go figure. It's rumoured that there's not one single 'organic' ingredient in the things! -- Áine (a now-reformed former Twinkie eater!) |
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29 Mar 00 - 11:25 AM (#203263) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Mbo What about Hostess Snowballs? Remember that classic line from "Cheers"? Woody says "Look, Sam! They're bite-sized!" and stuffs the whole thing in his mouth! I love that! --Mbo |
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29 Mar 00 - 01:40 PM (#203357) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Amos Barky, that was first rate, gal! I can hear some operatic Superman bellowing it out on a dimly lit stage set to the Phantom! Nice job! A |
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29 Mar 00 - 05:38 PM (#203483) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Bradypus This cross-cultural stuff is difficult. If the following is miles off beam, let me know. Never having seen a Twinkie, I'm flying blind on the original description.
To start with I thought it was a chocolate (candy) bar of some sort. This was partly due to a playground song from my daughters:
Well, with that background, what else could I do ...
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29 Mar 00 - 07:03 PM (#203534) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Áine Excellent flying while blind there, Bradypus!! You hit it on the nail -- my favourite line "How delicious was my twink!" -- oooohhhh, the imagery that conjures up in my sick little mind . . . he he he . . . want a twink little boy? You de man, Mr. B! -- Áine |
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29 Mar 00 - 10:03 PM (#203674) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Kelida Sorry I was gone for a couple days--school's been a bit hectic, but here I am. Looks like some tough competition, but I'll think of something. -Keli |
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29 Mar 00 - 10:19 PM (#203681) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Mbo Get that brain working, K! I'm sure there's something brewin' in there! --Mbo |
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29 Mar 00 - 10:44 PM (#203697) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Eluned Well I just got home from a short, long trip; heck, MMario and I probably PASSED each other (I was going up to New York State)! But anyway, I think I'll give it another try, maybe something to the tune of "Rolling down to ol' Mauwee" (I think I've got the title down correctly; I certainly know the tune!). |
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30 Mar 00 - 02:18 PM (#204021) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Uncle_DaveO Bradypus, what do you mean, "cross-cultural"? Sounded pretty native to me!
What's more, it scans real well, as (unfortunately) a number of the challenge entries, produced on the instant so to speak, don't. Actually appears singable! Dave Oesterreich |
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30 Mar 00 - 02:28 PM (#204028) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Amos Wal, Dave, the scansion of the five-minutes-flat Union song above fits nicely (with a couple of acceptable slurs) to the rhythms of "Which Side Are You On?" as I learned it... tho' I've seen (and committed) a number of scansion blunders in my time in the Challenge circuit. I can speak for most of mine as being rhythm-tested, before release, but sometimes a little slack is needed here and there. Scansion is a learned art, I would hazard to say. Good to mention it int the quest for ever-better quality. Write something of your own for us, hey? Join the fun -- I suspect you have a keen ear of your own. A |
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30 Mar 00 - 03:16 PM (#204059) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Uncle_DaveO I've written and sung a number of songs over the last fifty years (and continue to sing some of them, some of them on our HearMe sessions), but the muse visits where and when she willeth. Some songs I've written only the words for and some I've done both the words and music. And a few instrumentals without words. But an idea has to grab me and run, or nothing happens. Dave Oesterreich |
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30 Mar 00 - 03:42 PM (#204086) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Amos I know what ye mean about Muses. Hope one grabs you soon...wherever she sees fit! :>) |
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31 Mar 00 - 03:17 AM (#204442) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Hyperabid I had a bad case of the muse once, but it cleared up after a course of penicillin. Hyp |
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31 Mar 00 - 06:59 AM (#204470) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Hyperabid Now I truly understand this confection I propose a potential new advertising jingle... Munch on a Twink To the tune of Lily the Pink
Ohhhhhhhhh! Twink a Twink a Twink Ohhhhhhhhh! .... (Croak - choke - expire)
P.S. Make a note to hire new band for next advert Hyp
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31 Mar 00 - 08:58 PM (#204848) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: GUEST,belter Margarine And Flour Tune: Maderine Rue Chorus Margarine and flour, flour, flour, flour, flour Margarine and flour and sugar Margarine and flour and creamy filling And they're yellow and white with plastic wrapping As I came walking over the hill, I spied a trucker and he striking A great burly man and he's dumping out his load, And its yellow and white with plastic wrapping Ch. Good 'moro sir, good 'moro said he And what is that your dumping? A pile of Twinkies that I won't hall, and won't you come and taste them? Ch. Oh no indeed you beastly man, how dare you boldly taunt me For I must have my Twinkies soon But not if I must pay you Ch. Bad luck to you you burly man That held up my Twinkies The best Wonder Bread, hostess cup cakes, And nuclear survival rations |
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01 Apr 00 - 11:47 AM (#205106) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Áine Dear belter, A fantastic debut for another first-time Challenge!r! Way to go. Is the tune for your song 'An Madrín Rua', or 'The Little Fox'? I'm looking forward to seeing you in the next Challenge! -- Áine |
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01 Apr 00 - 06:05 PM (#205301) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Bradypus Dave - I have never seen, smelled, tasted or touched a Twinkie! Whatever was in the song came from earlier in this thread, so to that extent, it is cross-cultural. It just shows how good other people's descriptions have been. I've been in the States a few times, but Twinkies have never been on the agenda. Next time I'll keep an eye out for them. I hope most of my Challenge efforts scan - they do in my head. However, As Amos pointed out, there's usually a bit of flexibility in a tune to squeeze in the odd extra syllable if need be, as long as the stress pattern is OK. For example, the middle couplet of the last verse of Star Treat has 8 syllables per line rather than 7. I'd actually argue that, by the time you've sung this tune four times, you actually value a slight variation. It works for me. Bradypus
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02 Apr 00 - 11:54 AM (#205615) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Áine ***************THE WINNERS!!****************** Once again, the Mudcat Challenge!rs have risen to the occasion -- Cudos, congratulations and thanks to all of you who "twinked" on this one! Here are your awards for all that hard work, and be sure to let me know if you now qualify for the Whole Bag O' Chips award. Also, be sure to check out the other great songs on the SONG CHALLENGE! WINNERS PAGE. Next Challenge! coming up soon -- Áine
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02 Apr 00 - 01:42 PM (#205658) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Áine I thought all you Twinkie songwriters would enjoy this news article that's in today's paper -- Talk about serendipity! Twinkies Mark 70th Year As A Favorite Snack Food -- By Jennifer Mann, Kansas City Star. Twinkies, the golden, "creme-filled" snack cakes, marked 70 years of existence yesterday. Kansas City-based Interstate Bakeries Corp., which owns Twinkies and other Hostess brands, celebrated with a 25-foot-high birthday cake filled with the golden snack cakes. Twinkies were invented in 1930 by Jimmy Dewar, the manager of a Hostess bakery in Chicago, which has the highest per-capita consumption of Twinkies in the United States. Dewar later said, "Twinkies was the best darn-tootin' idea I ever had!" Millions of Americans appear to agree; U.S. consumption is more than 500 million Twinkies each year. Lewis Browning, a retired milkman in Shelbyville, Indiana, is the undisputed Twinkie king. Browning, 84, said that, as of Friday, he has eaten more than 30,000 Twinkies. "I've eaten about a ton and a half of them," Browning said, expalining that he got hooked on his Twinkie habit around 1940. As a milk delivery man, Browning had to get up early, drive about 25 miles to pick up his milk and then drive 25 more miles. Because he didn't have time to eat breakfast, he would grab some sort of Hostess product: cupcakes, Twinkies, whatever. "But what I found in the old trucks, they didn't have power steering, and I had to keep both hands on the wheel," Browning said. "Now, the cupcakes on hot days, I'd end up with icing all over my face; but the Twinkie was a nice, neat snack I could eat while driving." For those wondering about the obvious, Browning is 5 feet 11 inches, weighs 185 pounds, worked seven days a week until he was 80 and says he is "fit as a fiddle." Interstate provides Browning an endless supply of Twinkies, and the dairy down the street from his home provides free milk. Twinkies have had plenty of days in the spotlight, such as in the 1950s when they were featured on the 'Howdy Doody' TV show or when Superman of comic-book fame celebrated his 50th birthday with a Twinkie birthday cake. Twinkies' darkest moment may have been when Dan White, who fatally shot the mayor and a city supervisor in San Francisco, claimed that he was thrust into temporary insanity when he ate too many Twinkies. The jury convicted him of manslaughter instead of premeditated murder. The name of the banana-creme-filled concoction came from a billboard for Twinkle Toe Shoes that Dewar say in St. Louis. Asked to explain the mystique of the Twinkie, Mike Redd of Interstate said it was woven into the fabric of Americana. "It's one of those things that's become a comfort food, that when you've had a bad day, when you want to indulge yourself, you have a Twinkie," Redd said. "Or in a word, fun." Mmmmmm, I do believe that 'the end is near' now, don't y'all? -- Áine |
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24 Aug 01 - 03:58 PM (#534667) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Jack the Sailor What if the guys on strike had known about Lewis Browning?? Twinkies for Nothing in the style of Dire Straits I want my....I want my...... I want my Twin in kies
Now look at Lewis Browing, that's the way ya do it
We on a strike here we're against hostess.
I shoulda been a milk truck driver
And when driving, what's that? Hostess cupcakes?
Now we ain't striking there weren't nothing to it
We got to move these Hostess food products
Twinkies for Nothin....Milk for free
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29 Aug 01 - 08:18 AM (#537365) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Aidan Crossey To the tune of "High Germany"
Oh mummy, dearest mummy, the strike begins to bite |
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29 Aug 01 - 08:40 AM (#537375) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 19 From: Jack the Sailor "Hooray for tooth decay!" Indeed! Good one. |