22 Feb 01 - 11:31 AM (#403743) Subject: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Áine ***** YES, WE'RE BACK IN THE MUDCAT AGAIN!! ***** The Challenge! returns, and, per the special request of dear Weezie (a/k/a WYSIWYG), here's a February Challenge! guaranteed to chase those post-winter blues away. This idea was sugguested by our own DaveO, and many thanks to him for it! And for your efforts this time, a special Golden Cow Chip with Sorcha's Gilded Feblueberry Award has been designed, so Go For It, Challenge!rs!! Comin' In On A Hoof And A Prayer -- Early in 1997, the dazed crew of a Japanese Trawler was plucked out of the Sea of Japan clinging to the wreckage of their sunken ship. Their rescue, however, was followed by immediate imprisonment once authorities questioned the sailors on their ship's loss. To a man they claimed that a cow, falling out of a clear blue sky, had struck the trawler amidships, shattering its hull and sinking the vessel within minutes. They remained in prison for several weeks, until the Russian Air Force reluctantly informed Japanese authorities that the crew of one of its cargo planes had apparently stolen a cow wandering at the edge of a Siberian airfield, forced the cow into the plane's hold, and hastily taken off for home. Unprepared for live cargo, the Russian crew was ill-equipped to manage a now rampaging cow within its hold. To save the aircraft and themselves, they shoved the animal out of the cargo hold as they crossed the Sea of Japan at an altitude of 30,000 feet.
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22 Feb 01 - 11:41 AM (#403752) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Bardford Welcome back, Áine! My muse returneth, I go now to compose... Cheers, Bardford |
22 Feb 01 - 11:45 AM (#403759) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Naemanson Believe it or not my friend Charlie has written a song about this already and we (Roll & Go) have performed it on stage for the last couple of years! I'll mention it to him if he doesn't spot this thread and get him to post it here. The last time he performed it was at the Side Door Coffeehouse in October. I was sitting with Gordon Bok in the audience and Gordon was interested in the song. He got a big kick out of it. (Not that I'm trying to influence the judges...) |
22 Feb 01 - 11:48 AM (#403763) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C Well, you asked for it! Of course I wrote it back in 1998. A COWARDLY ACT (Words by Charlie Ipcar © 1998 After a news story by Dave Barry Maine Sunday Telegram, 2/22/98 Originally in Air Transport World, January 1998 Tune: traditional Irish The Son of a Gambolier) Now you've heard of the Titanic, an iceberg her de-mise; You've heard of Amelia Earhart, whose plane plunged from the skies; But have you heard of the Kasii Maru, her fate true tragedy; When she was sunk by a falling cow while trawling on the sea? REFRAIN: While trawling on the sea, me lads, while trawling on the sea, When she was sunk by a falling cow while trawling on the sea. This cowardly act took place, 'tis said, in nineteen-ninety-seven, The Kasii Maru cruised the Sea of Japan, no eye was turned to Heaven; When suddenly from overhead there came a plaintive "Moo!" It was udder terror for her crew as that boat was stove in two... "How could a cow," you might well ask, "fall from the sky above?" They have no wings to ride the winds, unlike the turtledove; The truth would surely challenge the most bizarre criteria – That cow'd been rustled by Russians from her pasture in Siberia... Them Russians loaded up that cow on a military jet, They'd not been flying long before bossy became upset; She began to thrash about and threatened to stampede, In panic they opened the cargo doors at 30,000 feet... And so it was that cow dashed out into the skies so blue, She struck the trawler far below and sore perplexed her crew; But them fishermen all survived and lived to tell their tale; They'll soon be milking royalties when their agent makes a sale... NOTE: The "Kasii Maru" was one of the alias of a German Raider in WWII and may not be the real name of this trawler but I'll keep it until someone comes up with something better, and I'm sure they will.
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22 Feb 01 - 12:03 PM (#403778) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: harpmolly Perhaps it should've been named the Kobayashi Maru instead... (hopeless geek in-joke, I know. I was a trekkie in high school.) M |
22 Feb 01 - 12:05 PM (#403782) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Áine Thanks, Naemanson and Roll&G-C!! If it's good enough for GB, well, it's sure as heck good enough for the Song Challenge! (hahaha). I hope that we'll be seeing more of you, Charlie . . . we're always looking for a new suc... -- uh, I mean Challenger! ;-) Here's your first (of many, I hope) Silver B.L.O.B. for:
This cowardly act took place, 'tis said, in nineteen-ninety-seven, -- Áine |
22 Feb 01 - 12:11 PM (#403786) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: MMario HOW are we supposed to compete with udder terror?
putting on my thinking cap, grinding the braingears |
22 Feb 01 - 12:19 PM (#403790) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Trapper DARN! I was trying hard to be the first to post, but I can't compete with one written two years ago! Here's my entry just the same... - Al
Hamburger in the Sky While trawling for some shrimp upon one cold and windy day, CHORUS: The forecast was clear and sunny, there was not a cloud in sight They rescued us and jailed us, until they told us how |
22 Feb 01 - 12:23 PM (#403795) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Naemanson CHARLIE! WILL YOU FERGAWDSAKE, GIVE UP THAT GUEST LABEL AND JOIN UP? |
22 Feb 01 - 12:25 PM (#403798) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: wysiwyg We must definitely design a new emoticon for the sounds issuing forth from my neck. I know you all know what I mean, too. Let's use this thread to work one up and call it the Feblueberry Mark of the Mudcat. } | 8 ~ O > Nope, nice try but not wet enough... ~S~
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22 Feb 01 - 12:36 PM (#403805) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C But Brett, I have multiple personalities as a guest, as I do in real life, if this is real life... |
22 Feb 01 - 12:39 PM (#403808) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Áine Geez louezz! Udder terror AND steak tartare!! What a fantastic way to bring back the Challenge! Here's a big snog for Charlie and Trapper -- and a Silver Blob to Trapper for:
They rescued us and jailed us, until they told us how All I can say is YEE-HAW! -- Áine |
22 Feb 01 - 12:41 PM (#403811) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: MMario Trapper, excellent! I was smart, and put my drink DOWN, and swallowed before reading this thread. Keyboard safety! |
22 Feb 01 - 01:22 PM (#403832) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Lonesome EJ After 40 days of fishing, I was lying in my bunk Full of bread and haddock and the saki that I'd drunk With no fresh beef since we left port, I dreamed of t-bone steaks Of chops and ribs and hamburger, instead of cold rice cakes These prayers were all unspoken, no words had left my throat But the Buddha heard me anyway and drpped a cow upon my boat Chorus: Of all the things that I have seen, the oddest one somehow was this unexpected heifer - the Kamikaze Cow Like a bolt of lightning from above that through our hull did plow Two sides of beef that brought us grief - the Kamikaze Cow There was roundsteak on the quarter deck, in the cabin New York Strip Steak Tartare in the lifeboats, on the poop deck fresh Beef Tips The Captain hung on for his life to a floating Porterhouse While the First Mate scanned the Heavens for more descending cows Cho.- So do not pray for foolish things; you'll have cause to regret it Be careful what you wish for - the chances are you'll get it Content yourself with daily joys, the simple things are sweet! And always keep a wary eye, for you don't know what you'll meat |
22 Feb 01 - 01:24 PM (#403834) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Dahlin Brett As we well know only someone with multiple personalities and a concertina or two could write such divine bovine lyrics. |
22 Feb 01 - 01:29 PM (#403836) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: SINSULL OH CRAP!!! Little birdie in the sky Why'd you do that in my eye? Boy I'm glad that cows don't fly PLOP!!!!! Not original but appropriate. |
22 Feb 01 - 01:33 PM (#403841) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: wysiwyg gargl-giggl-garg-igg-argl-gig-gl ha ha HA HA HAHHHHHH!!!!! ~S~ |
22 Feb 01 - 01:38 PM (#403845) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Lonesome EJ Messed the damn html up (again). Oh well, ya get the drift... |
22 Feb 01 - 02:10 PM (#403868) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: mousethief It's hard to hit a moving target. You guys keep raising the Bar-S ranch. Wonderful songs, dudes! Well, I'd better get to work. I'll put my back into it, and my loin, and my rump, and my brisket..... Alex |
22 Feb 01 - 02:19 PM (#403879) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Áine Way to go, LEJ! That's a Grade-A song! Here's your Silver B.L.O.B. for a winner of a chorus:
Of all the things that I have seen, the oddest one somehow -- Áine |
22 Feb 01 - 02:21 PM (#403883) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: MMario It's Raining Beef!
The temperature is falling, The glass is droppin' low |
22 Feb 01 - 02:23 PM (#403886) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Dharmabum Boy you're right about that one Alex!!!! We've got some stiff competition here. Great songs guys! Welcome back Aine,We missed ya. Ron. |
22 Feb 01 - 02:30 PM (#403898) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Áine MMario, I love it! Here's your Silver B.L.O.B. for:
God bless Mother Nature, for she likes a barbecue; And Dharmabum, I missed you too! And did you know that a gang-cheek kissing is being planned for you? ;-) -- Áine |
22 Feb 01 - 02:39 PM (#403910) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: MMario Just where is the gang-cheek? |
22 Feb 01 - 02:45 PM (#403917) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Dharmabum I'll let you know if I survive it Mmario. DB. |
22 Feb 01 - 02:56 PM (#403930) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Gray Rooster The story's short and to the point, be wary of the sky You never know when a cow may chance to happen by. Now here's the proof that cows can't fly And evidence exists that when they try, they die. Upon the deck a cow did crash And sank us all mighty fast It happened to me and my mates in 97 or 98 But good things come out of horrible fate We went into the ruminate steak. line breaks edited by mudelf |
22 Feb 01 - 03:14 PM (#403941) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C Frightening! Kamikaze Cow! Does give one something to ruminate on or is it marinate? I should have realized this was a high steaks competition. I wonder if anyone has thought about writing a serious protest song about an U.S. submarine sinking a Japenese trawler? Reality may be too close for perspective. |
22 Feb 01 - 04:45 PM (#404008) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Hawker THE BOVINE BOMBER In early ninety seven we trawled the Eastern seas Hoping for a heavy catch and welcoming the breeze Our lives were interrupted by an incident most rare The details of this sorrry tale my friend, with you I'll share
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22 Feb 01 - 04:45 PM (#404009) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Hawker THE BOVINE BOMBER In early ninety seven we trawled the Eastern seas Hoping for a heavy catch and welcoming the breeze Our lives were interrupted by an incident most rare The details of this sorry tale my friends, with you I'll share. CHORUS: The Bovine Bomber's overhead, what's that! Oh HOLY COW! That flying, mooing milk churn has struck our starboard bow! One of us was stricken speechless - but none of us are dead And poor old Lee Chin's stricken worst....A pat upon the head!!! Our lives, we thought were ended but help was close at hand We all were plucked to safety and returned unto dry land But our sorrow wasn't over - for when we told our tale They laughed right in our faces and they slammed us in the jail! CHORUS We begged and we protestedthat they really ought to hear How a flying cow had blasted us and caused us so much fear It was only some weeks later that those bombers did come clean About a stolen cow they'd hidden in their Russian flight machine CHORUS They stole it in Siberia then launched into the air Which caused the cow to rant and rage as it got quite a scare The Russian crew - in spirits high - on Vodka I don't doubt Had a mad cow upon their plane - they HAD to let it out! CHORUS So if you go a fishing in the seas around Japan Keep your eyes raised to the heavens - look for Boris, He's your man He is called the Bovine Bomber - he's a man of great renown And he's learned that basic lesson....What goes up, my friend, comes down! CHORUS It fits several tunes, hope you like it! I think I have a warped sense of humour! (Well actually I KNOW!!) Happy writing, watch out for Boris! Lucy line breaks edited by mudelf |
22 Feb 01 - 04:47 PM (#404012) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Hawker OOH Er what happened the first time!!!! - perhaps that's the theme for the next song challenge!!!! Lucy |
23 Feb 01 - 11:16 AM (#404537) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Clifton53 Sukiyaki??
Oh look up in the sky,
And every one of us
What would the warlords think? Welcome back Aine!!! Clifton53
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23 Feb 01 - 12:10 PM (#404576) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Trapper Clifton- Good one! I was thinking of that tune yesterday too before Ghost Riders came to me. Very funny! - Al |
23 Feb 01 - 01:26 PM (#404629) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Pseudolus sung to the tune of "The Greatest American Hero" theme song....From the cow's perspective.... :)
Look at what's happened to me
Believe it or not I was just in a plane
Just made a hole in this boat
Believe it or not I was just in a plane Frank
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23 Feb 01 - 04:49 PM (#404812) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Dharmabum AMERICOW PIE (sung to,you guessed it, American Pie by Don McLean)
Long Long time ago
(chorus) So bye bye miss americow pie
We fishermen are a hearty crew
(chorus)
We got locked up in the hoosegow
(chorus) So bye bye miss americow pie
DB. |
23 Feb 01 - 06:30 PM (#404891) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C DB,simply bovine! The puns in this thread remind me of the days when my brother and I used to make up verses to "Pass the other Udder over to me Other Brother" while we was doing the farm chores. |
23 Feb 01 - 06:48 PM (#404913) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Dharmabum Thanks R&G. DB. |
23 Feb 01 - 08:01 PM (#404967) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Scotsbard Oh Dear, Herford Kamikaze
(Chorus) line breaks fixed by mudelf
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23 Feb 01 - 08:03 PM (#404970) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Scotsbard darn htmhell ... chorus is only first 4 lines ~S~ |
23 Feb 01 - 08:14 PM (#404977) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: McGrath of Harlow I am cowed in admiration. Áine - your return to the Cat has clearly had a remarkable impact.
Hey diddle diddle, where the Cat's in the griddle, the cow fell out of the plane. I couldn't not laugh to see those songs, now Áine is with us again.
(That's not a Song Challenge entry - more of a welcome back.) |
24 Feb 01 - 10:49 AM (#405253) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C It's morning again and I must confess I've been musing over this great song challenge. Remember how after the Russians sent up the first Sputnik, they soon followed with dogs in orbit, and we followed with chimps, and I seem to remember that they responded with several cows, another first as I recall, the first herd shot around the world! Just maybe, it was one of those cows that finally splashed down on the Japanese trawler. Someone who cares should forward this thread to the authorities concerned, and Dave Barry. Good day. |
24 Feb 01 - 11:54 AM (#405279) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Áine The clouds parted and the sleepy goddess opened her eyes and said, "What's all this, then? Talent flowing like heated honey from my monitor -- oh, the joy! And where's me scones and butter?" Here are the well-deserved Silver B.L.O.B.s for some excellent lines of verse:
To Gray Rooster for: -- Áine (Agus do mo chara chóir, McGrath -- Go raibh míle maith agat as d'fháilte chomh chardúil. Tá an-áthas orm a bheith le mo chairde arís, muise!)
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25 Feb 01 - 11:22 AM (#405946) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Áine Ah shoot, we can't be finished already with this one -- I just know there's a couple more lovely ditties bubbling up in you all. Haven't seen anything from mousethief yet . . . Come on, I know you can do it! ;-) -- Áine |
01 Mar 01 - 08:10 AM (#408698) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Áine Dear Challenge!rs, Sorry it took me so long to award the Cow Chips this time -- I'm still catching up with emails, PMs, and of course, the new Storytellers' Page in the Songbook. So, here ya go -- Congrats, cudos and thanks to all of you intrepid Challenge!rs who chose to 'run with the bull' on this one ;-) And somehow, the Golden Cow Chip seemed, oh, I dunno, just so appropos as an award this time . . . Stay tuned for the next Challenge! coming soon!
Winners of the Golden Cow Chip Award with Shamrock Cluster (The Shamrock Cluster is awarded for a very high level of imagination, imagery, and/or creative use of language in a song):
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01 Mar 01 - 05:32 PM (#409040) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: mousethief I've got this sinking feeling tune: you've lost that lovin' feeling
You never see a cow
I've got this sinking feeling
When we left port this week, (repeat Chorus)
Russia, Russia, I'm in the hokey 'cos of you (repeat Chorus) Copyright c 2001 Alex E. Riggle. All Rights Reserved. |
01 Mar 01 - 05:52 PM (#409064) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Áine Better late than never, mousethief! It's great to see you posting after your exciting past couple of days! Now you can clutch yet another Golden Cow Chip Award with Harp Ribbon to your chest the next time you feel 'shaky' *BG* -- Áine |
01 Mar 01 - 10:59 PM (#409243) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Barbara FYI, if you're not done, the Japanese word for cow is "ushi". Blessings, Barbara |
03 Mar 01 - 07:58 AM (#410145) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: granny DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN (TO YOU) Cows are the best of the bestial That bellow below the celestial Where, usually, fish do the flying (For bovine, it is a bit trying) The meatiest meteor ever Shot out of the sky and did sever A seafaring Japanese craft; Not funny -- and nobody laughed. The Bible says anger's improper; Show Bossie (if no one can stop her) A look of compassion -- not wrath; When possible, clear the cow's path. Like anger at sundown, your beef Should not hit a vessel or reef; While rafting, if cows hit your station, Examine your heart's motivation... Chorus: Letting a cow hit your raft Is like letting the sun -- go down on your wrath *Be angry and sin not* -- these words are from God. (I suppose you may smile and nod.) ______________________ Scripture basis: Ephesians 4:26. The word is'wrath,' but, a lot of us kids always thought it says 'raft.' by: granny The first two lines I wrote a while ago and I've had them on my website for a while. They were the starting point. |
03 Mar 01 - 07:59 AM (#410146) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: granny Oops -- I forgot the line breaks, but, I think you can figure it out! |
05 Sep 01 - 09:47 AM (#542402) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 49 From: Aidan Crossey This one's very short ... but I think it says it all. To the tune of "The Glendalough Saint"
I pity the poor Japanese |