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18 Sep 02 - 12:49 PM (#786790) Subject: Go down you bugged computer From: Abuwood No you can't reboot her...... This one os for hubby as he sings blood red roses anyway (desptite my protestations) But the words to this are great, heard it at Bromyard with some frinds of the Laners, anyone got the words pretty please?? |
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18 Sep 02 - 02:32 PM (#786861) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Skipper Jack I heard it sung at Hull Sea Fever. It is very funny. I too would appreciate having the words if possible?
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18 Sep 02 - 07:23 PM (#787071) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Snuffy I was lucky enough to hear it at both Hull and Bromyard, sung by four guys from the Hereford area (Bob, Bob, Bob, and Alan) who call themselves "The Bilge Brothers" when in shanty mode, and "Compost Heap" for general folkiness. They also did a great Old McDonald/Farmers Boy on Sunday lunchtime at Bromyard. WassaiL! V |
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19 Sep 02 - 03:01 AM (#787266) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Abuwood So have you got the words in your head Snuffy? I know you have amazing recall powers! |
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19 Sep 02 - 07:16 AM (#787366) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Nigel Parsons Seen on a T-shirt: Nice computers don't go down on you! Nigel |
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19 Sep 02 - 11:42 AM (#787512) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Dave Bryant The old American joke goes: What do you get if you cross a JAP (Jewish-American Princess) with a PC ? Answer: a computer which never goes down on you. |
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14 May 03 - 08:25 AM (#952405) Subject: Lyr Add: THE OFFICE SHANTY From: Dead Horse Here is what I can remember + a few added (as is traditional with shanties - parodies may have a stricter format ;-) Verse lines omitted for brevity (bg) THE OFFICE SHANTY Break down, you old computer, break down. Aah you tapes and print outs. Break down, you old computer, break down. I've been sittin 'ere the whole day through. Starin' at this 'ere V.D.U. A'looking at this blinkin' screen Me eyes are crossed and me skin's turned green I really hates this rotten job Me wrists all ache an' me temples throb The captain says I've got to stay Until this works done - if it takes all day Me discs are floppy when they should be hard I'll chuck the bloody lot into the yard Well its Microsoft and its 95 I'd rather be playing with me megadrive The cats been at me mouse all night Its got great tooth marks from a megabyte Under me table there's an awful smell The cats done something there as well I work out the payrolls for the office staff Gave myself a raise just for a laugh When I gets me tea break I'll grab a pot Pour it down the back and fuse the lot Sent a fax of me arse off to The Sun Next day it featured on page one Now Sally in the office next to me A fax of her boobs were on page three Me laptops getting hot and there's a funny pong Must have crossed me wires & plugged it in wrong There's something rattles when I shakes it about Doesn't even work when I gives it a clout The first mate says that I'm a dead loss Just 'cos I can't handle DOS There's something wrong with me C.P.U It just wont do what I want it to I've got me an Apple and an Apricot too If the future is Orange what will I do The Macintosh they had has gone up in smoke Left it out in the rain just for a joke I've got so many Rams like a flock of sheep I started to count 'em but I fell asleep Me toggle won't joggle and me scanner won't scan They're made in England -- with bits from Japan I had an aching back so I went on the sick The physio put it right with a double click Me hand don't look quite right to me I've got another thumb where me index used to be Finished me work at 5 on the dot Kicked out the plug and lost the lot There's a monkey on me back been there all day Serves me right taking peanuts for pay I'll recycle this lot and make an answer phone And when the boss calls I'll say I'm not home This song it has no end, they say That's where they're wrong 'cos I'm away Enjoy! |
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14 May 03 - 08:31 AM (#952408) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: MMario Are Bob, Bob and Bob related to Reg, Reg and Reg? |
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14 May 03 - 09:01 AM (#952432) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Noreen No, but Alan is. |
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14 May 03 - 09:10 AM (#952437) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: JennyO Here's a little pome my brother sent me, with apologies to Dr Seuss > If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, > and the bus is interrupted at a very last resort, > and the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort. > then the socket packet pocket has an error to report. > > If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash, > and the double-clicking icon puts your Window in the trash, > and your data is corrupted 'cos the index doesn't hash, > then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!! > > If the label on the cable on the table at your house > says the network is connected to the button on your mouse, > but your packets want to tunnel to another protocol, > that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall, > and your screen is all distorted by the side-effects of gauss, > so your icons in the Window are as wavy as a souse, > then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang, > 'cos sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!! > > When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk, > and the macro code instructions cause unnecessary risk, > then you'll have to flash the Memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM. > Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your Mom!! Jenny |
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14 May 03 - 11:28 AM (#952525) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Uncle_DaveO Jenny, I've put a tune to that, and sing it on Paltalk occasionally. Always gets a good reaction! Dave Oesterreich |
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14 May 03 - 11:37 AM (#952527) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: JennyO Dave, I've never tried Paltalk. I'm in Oz, and it always seems to be on some time when I'm not around. Not sure how to do it anyway, still being somewhat of a computer newbie. Is it your own tune? Jenny |
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15 May 03 - 08:16 AM (#953018) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Charley Noble Dead Horse - Thanks for posting the lyrics. Some of 'em don't seem to fit well with how we sing "Blood Red Roses" but maybe if we use a large enough mallet they'll work. Maybe I'll work up a similar parody entitled "We'll pay Paddy Doyle to Re-boot"! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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15 May 03 - 08:57 AM (#953035) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Snuffy DH, I like yours, but it's a completely different version to the one Alison was asking for. Their version was using computer terminolgy to tell about a sexual relationship. (Floppy disks, virus attacks, etc) WassaiL! V |
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15 May 03 - 09:02 AM (#953037) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: GUEST,Santa Les and the Band do "When I'm Loading Windows" - I first heard it the night I'd just spent three hours doing just that! |
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15 May 03 - 09:15 AM (#953040) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Snuffy See this thread BS: Bill Gates' Sense of Humour for Reinstalling Windows by Les Barker. Posted by JudeL - 04 Jul 01 - 06:19 AM. |
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15 May 03 - 11:30 AM (#953131) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: GUEST,Santa Oh, thank you, Snuffy! |
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11 Jan 05 - 05:16 PM (#1376975) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Tobyjug I'm new to Mudcat and have just discovered this thread. I wrote a parody of 'Blood Red Roses' in 1966, while working with some Ferranti Pegasus computers at BAC, Weybridge, Surrey, home of the ill-fated TSR-2 and VC-10. I can't remember much except the first verse and chorus. It may have been sauced up a bit since then, with the technology explosion and all, but it went something like this: The Flexowriter's sounds are still, Break down, you old computer, break down, So now I've lots of time to kill, Break down, you old computer, break down, Oh, you tapes and print-outs Break down, you old computer, break down. There's overtime the whole night through, Break down, you old computer, break down, But I wish I was at home with you. Break down, you old computer, break down etc. etc, ??? The Flexowriter was a machine with a keyboard that produced punched paper tape for the compter programs and data, rather like a Telex machine, used for Pegasus and ICL 1900 series computers - anybody else remember them? We used to do 'Ghosters'- all night overtime sessions at time and a half with the following day off - running the 'weights and measures' programs for the aircraft design office on the old Pegasus (radio valve) computer, with 8-inch Decca Magnetic tape drives and a 4K magnetic drum with a kicking plate in case it stopped, on the Pegasus III. I do like the newer poem - hardly blood red roses tune even with a big mallet! I don't know whether my contribution helps, but it gives an idea of the original shape of the song. If anyone can remember any of my other verses = please post them. |
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11 Jan 05 - 08:35 PM (#1377111) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Charley Noble Tobyjug- Clearly a voice from the past! Boot 'im up and wipe 'is hard drive, Boot 'im up and wipe 'is hard drive, Boot 'im up and wipe 'is hard drive, Early in the morning! Charley Noble |
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12 Jan 05 - 11:58 AM (#1377390) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Uncle_DaveO Jenny O: I apologize for the late, late, late reply to your question. Yes, the tune I use for the Dr. Seuss on Computer Technology song is my own tune. Dave Oesterreich |
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15 Jan 05 - 09:00 AM (#1379357) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: GUEST,Tobyjug Jenny O: It seems to me that the tune to Archie Fisher's "Mini Cooper" would fit your words. The tune is a traditional one, which I believe is called "Napoleon crossing the Alps". Try it. |
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15 Jan 05 - 09:36 AM (#1379360) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: GUEST,JennyO Thanks for getting back to me Dave, and thanks for the info Tobyjug. I don't think I know that tune though. I'll see if I can find it somewhere. Jenny |
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19 Jan 05 - 07:01 PM (#1382688) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Go down you bugged computer From: Tobyjug JennyO Follow up: Ballad of Mini Coooper, by Archie Fisher, tune is "Hot ashphalt" which is another modern song that uses the tune I mentioned. Maybe you know the tune by this other name. |