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01 Oct 02 - 12:22 PM (#794832) Subject: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine 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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01 Oct 02 - 01:10 PM (#794880) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Wolfgang 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 |
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01 Oct 02 - 01:15 PM (#794882) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: MMario 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. |
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01 Oct 02 - 01:22 PM (#794887) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: McGrath of Harlow 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. |
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01 Oct 02 - 03:33 PM (#794976) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Jeri 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 |
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01 Oct 02 - 03:35 PM (#794978) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: MMario a bird in the bush? *choke*BRAVA! |
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01 Oct 02 - 03:48 PM (#794984) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Amos TEEEEriffic, Jerry!! LOL!! A |
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01 Oct 02 - 04:18 PM (#794998) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Amos 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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01 Oct 02 - 05:33 PM (#795056) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine 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 |
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01 Oct 02 - 08:37 PM (#795151) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Clifton53 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 |
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02 Oct 02 - 04:24 AM (#795310) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie 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 |
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02 Oct 02 - 06:18 AM (#795352) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine 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 |
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02 Oct 02 - 07:21 AM (#795373) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Aidan Crossey 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 |
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02 Oct 02 - 03:54 PM (#795718) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine 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 |
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03 Oct 02 - 01:26 PM (#796249) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine Just bumping this up to the top, so it doesn't fall off the '1 day' Mudcat radar . . . ;-) -- Áine |
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03 Oct 02 - 01:49 PM (#796265) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: MMario 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! |
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03 Oct 02 - 02:29 PM (#796284) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie LOL, Amos! Derry! all of you! |
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03 Oct 02 - 02:31 PM (#796285) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Sonja 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 ;-) |
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03 Oct 02 - 02:35 PM (#796287) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: MMario Marvelous Sonja! |
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03 Oct 02 - 02:35 PM (#796288) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Sonja Oops! That should be "...Old Maid's Excellent ...". And, of course, I should have re-posted the chorus at the end. |
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03 Oct 02 - 07:25 PM (#796439) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Sonja 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 |
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04 Oct 02 - 10:20 PM (#797180) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie C'mon, folks, let's have a few more of these poetic gems! Genie |
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06 Oct 02 - 02:37 PM (#797725) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST refresh |
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06 Oct 02 - 11:43 PM (#798086) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Nice work, Sonia! Nice to see such fresh genious pouring into the Song Challenges., The baton moves on! A |
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07 Oct 02 - 01:10 PM (#798350) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine 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 |
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07 Oct 02 - 09:34 PM (#798602) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Deda 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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07 Oct 02 - 10:11 PM (#798622) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos LOL, sis!! Great doggerel!! :>) Love, A |
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07 Oct 02 - 10:20 PM (#798628) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Deda 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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08 Oct 02 - 03:24 AM (#798721) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Love it, Deda! |
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08 Oct 02 - 09:58 AM (#798877) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine 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 |
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08 Oct 02 - 10:09 AM (#798888) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: MMario Excellent! Very singable, - and with the choruses, not all that short... |
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09 Oct 02 - 12:54 PM (#799572) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie 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:
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09 Oct 02 - 01:16 PM (#799591) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos LOL, Genie!! Das ist vunderbar! A |
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09 Oct 02 - 01:18 PM (#799593) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie 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. |
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10 Oct 02 - 12:37 AM (#800106) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie 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. |
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10 Oct 02 - 08:41 AM (#800263) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine 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 |
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10 Oct 02 - 11:26 PM (#800825) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Danke, mein liebe SchŠtzele! Genie |
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11 Oct 02 - 12:31 AM (#800856) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos 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 |
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11 Oct 02 - 08:32 AM (#800965) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie I think Konrad Lorenz discovered that phenomenon with his ducklings decades ago. Like ducky, like ostrich -- like emu? Genie ¤;-) |
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11 Oct 02 - 08:43 AM (#800974) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos I don't recall the implied courting gestures in Lorenz -- maybe that's why the committee gave the ostrich study an Ignoble? A |
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11 Oct 02 - 03:59 PM (#801323) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Seems to me I recall reading that birds that got imprinted on humans often initiated courtship behaviors toward humans as well. It caused problems for folks trying to raise new generations of birds, because it interfered with their attraction to their own species. Of course, a duck would have a harder time with the follow-through than an ostrich would. Maybe someone who's been following this literature more currently than I have can enlighten us. Genie |
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11 Oct 02 - 11:53 PM (#801555) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: mousethief Maybe this is the origin of the Leda-and-the-swan myth? Alex |
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12 Oct 02 - 04:34 AM (#801605) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Sonja You mean it was really an emu, Alex? |
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12 Oct 02 - 12:17 PM (#801768) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Nadja Chick IT AIN'T ME, BIRD by Nadja Chick Tune -- Go 'way from my window, But It Ain't Me, Bird! Go fly now from the ledge, Bird, Go climb back into your cage, Bird, It Ain't Me, Bird! |
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12 Oct 02 - 12:43 PM (#801781) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Nacho Chick Since it may not be clear that I intended the "j" in "Nadja" to be pronounced as a "j" and not a "y," I probably should've signed my name as "Nacho Chick." I like that better anyway. NC |
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12 Oct 02 - 11:51 PM (#802060) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Nacho Chick!! LOL!! Love them cheese and chips. And that take off on "It Ain't Me Babe" is beautifully done!! A |
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14 Oct 02 - 11:32 PM (#803243) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Nacho Chick Muchas Gracias, Amos! (Or should I say "Danke schoen?") NC |
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14 Oct 02 - 11:37 PM (#803248) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Either one, as long as it isn't late for dinner. I think you oughta lose that guest handle and frequent these challenges more often. You're obviously a nachul for 'em. :>) A |
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16 Oct 02 - 12:05 AM (#804100) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Challengers all! The Goddess has announced she will be visitng the other side of the Cosmos for a few days to straighten out some vexacious disharmonies amongst the polytonal harpoid of Glottus 13, out there in the Mixylodian sector, I believe. In any case she wishes me to express her affection and esteem for your talents and assures you she will return shortly to hand out all due Blobs and Chips here in our quadrant. Carry on singing!! A |
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16 Oct 02 - 12:22 AM (#804109) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie As to your second sentence, Amos, how about translating it into German so we can have a clue as to what you're talking about. (Are you saying çine has a sore throat?) *G* Your next sentence is quite clear, and welcome news! As for your last one, there's still time to "hear" some new Challenge! songs from Sharon A., Mousethief, McGrath, JenEllen, and any of a slew of other frivolous poets before TGG returns to serve the chips. Genie |
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16 Oct 02 - 01:28 AM (#804147) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Well, she's briefly laid up with a subluxation or a strain, nothing ruptured, just limping about and not able to sit still at the computer just now. She'll be fine shortly, and wanted everyone to know she had not forgotten them! A |
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16 Oct 02 - 11:25 AM (#804442) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Sonja That dear lady just can't get a break,* can she? Please get well very soon, o red-headed bestower of Cow Chips! SWO |
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16 Oct 02 - 11:37 AM (#804472) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: MMario Ditto to the above. |
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16 Oct 02 - 07:38 PM (#804912) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Sonja Lost my asterisk: *except when it comes to bones, of course. |
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17 Oct 02 - 10:12 AM (#805324) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: mousethief I will admit that this challenge has flummoxed me up until now, but my weary grey matter has finally come up with an idea, which I shall try to enflesh today. Alex |
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17 Oct 02 - 10:26 AM (#805339) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Anything that flummoxes the Mousethief has got to be truly diabolical! :<>) |
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17 Oct 02 - 03:38 PM (#805555) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Along the lines of the old Saturday Evening Post feature, "Tales Mein Grossfodder Told me," here is: Das Emu -- Genie Ach! Das emu, ist ein funny bird, Vast in das Village der Hamburg, Fraulein Helga, in der Bedroompf "Oh, mein Gott!" cried Fraulein Helga! Sie ge-callt für das Politzist Fraulein Helga felt zo shtupid Ach! Das emu, he ist ein fakakteh Bird. |
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17 Oct 02 - 05:07 PM (#805610) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Ach, Genie, vos ist mit all der Prussion talk bemaking? LOL!! Lofely chob, dollink!! A |
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17 Oct 02 - 08:35 PM (#805711) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Vell, mein liebschen, das emu hat eschaped von das Hamburg* Zoo, nicht wahr? Danke fŸr den 'schveet' Worten! Genie (*Does that mean the lady saw a Hamburger at her window?) |
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17 Oct 02 - 11:20 PM (#805799) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: mousethief Lady I'm an Emu (tune: Baby I'm a-Want You by David Gates/Bread) Lady I'm not what you Some lovin' and affection Used to be my life was just a showpiece in the zoo Lady I'm no honcho Copyright ©2002 Alex E Riggle. All Rights Reserved. |
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17 Oct 02 - 11:35 PM (#805814) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Question for the clones: Twice in this thread I have entered posts that contained umlauts, and I have done the "preview" both times, and the preview has shown the umlauts properly. Then when I went back and checked the threads, the umlauts have come out funny. One time the "a" with an umlaut ended up looking like a capital S, and this last time, the "u" with an umlaut came out as something like a capital "Y" with an umlaut. What gives? Genie |
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18 Oct 02 - 11:46 AM (#806130) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Welcome back, Mousethief! Atsa gooda song! Genie |
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19 Oct 02 - 03:31 PM (#806816) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: mousethief Thanks, G! -Alex |
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21 Oct 02 - 06:34 PM (#808133) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,Nacho Chick* * not my real name (just a "handle" appropos this particular avian song challenge) Thanks for the kind words, Amos. I'm sure you will hear from me again ...that is, if the lady who does the challenges and gives out the birdseed ever gets well enough to sit at her computer again. Hope you are better, Aine. NC |
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26 Oct 02 - 03:02 PM (#811950) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Sharon A, we still haven't heard from you on this one. Where've ya been? Genie |
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04 Nov 02 - 11:20 PM (#818682) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: mousethief Refresh. |
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05 Nov 02 - 08:34 AM (#818934) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie çine, I do hope those "vexacious disharmonies amongst the polytonal harpoid of Glottus 13, out there in the Mixylodian sector" are on their way to being resolved and that you will soon be back among us mortals. Mousethief, Nacho Chick, and I are among the B.L.O.B. deprived, and, anyway, we hate to think of our Goddess going through hell in Texas due to back problems. (Whereas hell in Texas politics is to be expected.) To paraphrase John Prine, "Come back to us, Gaelic Goddess, Hare Krishna, Beauregard." Genie |
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05 Nov 02 - 01:51 PM (#819168) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: SharonA Hello! I'm here, or back, or whatever. Sorry to be away from the lighter side of Mudcat for so long. I still have a song put aside that I "otter" finish... but here's something I dashed off quickly for this Challenge, with the recent Secret Santa threads in mind. AN EMU IS COMIN' TO TOWN (Tune: "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town") You met a large lout With big-white-dot eye. His chest "hairs" stick out But he ain't no guy: An emu is comin' to town. Escapin' and missed, A chicken king-size Wants to hide out But can't hide those eyes. An emu is comin' to town. He sees you when he's peeping Through windows he might break. His nose is tappin' glass and wood So he could a good mess make! So you better watch out Your window so high. You better not doubt That fella is nigh: An emu is comin' to town. With little thick brain And feather-filled bum Neck that can stretch And legs that can run An emu is comin' to town. With burly big men Who come from the zoo Chasin' him 'round With nets and ropes, too: An emu is comin' to town. The birds in Perth and Queensland Are glad that Aussie's free They'll celebrate their bonzer mate Who is still an escapee! So you better watch out Your window so high. You better not doubt That fella is nigh: An emu is comin' toooo townnnnn! |
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05 Nov 02 - 02:13 PM (#819188) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Welcome back, Sharon! ("Feather-filled bum," my a**!) *G* Genie |
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06 Nov 02 - 09:59 PM (#820444) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos BULLETIN FROM MOUNT MINTThe Gaelic Goddess wishes it to be communicated to all Bards and Bardesses, songsters, skylarks, tribbles and furbelows of her Songster Realm that she is broadcasting green blessings from afar and will be among us at an auspicious time in the very near future. In the meanwhile, she wants it known she is receiving all Song Challenge suggestions and other communication although she is quitew deep[y engaged in resolving a terrible conflict on far Larynx, the thirteenth planet outward from the yellow star Descant in the Diva system. As soon as she can return to her favored Green Groves of Earth she will come again to the Mudcat Shrine to bestow her blessings in person... (Translation: Soccer Mom tried to be Super Woman, and has just now graduated from Codeine to Guinness as a means of pain suppression in dealing with the consequent setback to her cervical musculature or something of that ilk.). She further announces unto all loyal Songsters that there will come among us a New Prophet, armed with the Green light, who shall bestoew blessing in her Name across the land, who shall be honored as she is honored and bears her Charter and Blessing. (Translation: I dunno what she meant by that part. Could be the codeine wearing off?? :>))\ Hang in there, Challengers!! He'p is on the Way!! A |
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07 Nov 02 - 07:26 PM (#821151) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Well, personally I prefer Guinness, too. Glad to hear you be on the mend, çine, albeit slowly. Gotta watch these immortals, folks. They keep trying to fly, even when their wings have been singed. Genie |
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08 Nov 02 - 08:51 AM (#821369) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,the B.L.O.B. substitute |
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08 Nov 02 - 09:00 AM (#821378) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: GUEST,B.L.O.B. sub again To Nadja Chick: a B.L.O.B for: Go fly now from the ledge, Bird, ...Er,...run across the ground. I'm really not your type, Bird, Ain't got no feather-down. At first I thought you were a man With a big, bare, hairy chest And dark brown eagle eyes that seemed To pierce me to my breast, But then I saw those knees, and I cried "Fowl! To Genie ien B.L.O.B for: "Oh, mein Gott!" cried Fraulein Helga! "Was ist peekin' in mein Haus? Ist ein Herr mit kein Schirtz on? Ist ein Flascher? Ist ein Louse?!" To Mousethief goes ablob for his disclaimer: Lady I'm no honcho Lady I'm an Emu Tho' I look just like a naked German Lady I'm no honcho Lady I'm an Emu And to SharonA a big B.L.O.B for: With little thick brain And feather-filled bum Neck that can stretch And legs that can run An emu is comin' to town. |
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08 Nov 02 - 09:22 AM (#821391) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Wow! A BLOB Sub!! Amazing -- like, kinda, a TGG Miracle! Wow! I am IM-pressed! A |
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08 Nov 02 - 11:16 AM (#821487) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Thanks, BLOB Sub! (Can we call ya "BS?") *BSEG* Genie |
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07 Jan 03 - 12:16 PM (#860751) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine THAT'S RIGHT -- THE AWARDS HAVE BEEN AWARDED AND THE SONGS HAVE BEEN POSTED AND ALL IS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD AGAIN! Happy New Year, Challenge!rs, and here are your long awaited Golden Cow Chips to start 2003 off with a splat: Winners of the Golden Cow Chip 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): An Emu Is Comin' To Town by SharonA Das Emu by Genie Emu Bird Thrill by Sonja The Guy Who Escaped From The Zoo by Deda It Ain't Me, Bird by Nadja Chick Winners of the Golden Cow Chip with Harp Ribbon (The Harp Ribbon is given for being able to make The Keeper of the Book fall on the floor laughing OR make her short out her keyboard with tears): Ain't It So by Jeri The Hamburg Bird-ler? by MMario Winners of the Golden Cow Chip with Guinness Crest (The Guinness Crest is awarded for causing both Harp Ribbon conditions within one song): The Peeler And The Emu by derrymacash Spinster's Love Song To The Emu by Amos Winners Of The Golden Cow Chip Award With Memorial MMario Silverplated Spittoon (The GCCWMMSPS is awarded to the Challenge! entry which evokes an instantaneous bubbling up of frothy mirth from out of the lips of the Keeper of the Book and onto her monitor screen): Great Emu Bird by Genie Helga And The Emu Man by Clifton53 Winners of the Golden Cow Chip with Super Special Sandstone Sheila-Na-Gig Ocarina Award (The Super Special Sandstone Sheila-Na-Gig Ocarina Award is given to the Challenge!rs who warm the cockles and create a special warm and fuzzy feeling in the heart of the Keeper of the Book in a song): Lady I'm An Emu by mousethief So, get your crayons dusted off and your TP pressed for the First Song Challenge! of 2003 . . . it's comin' soon . . . All the best, Áine |
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07 Jan 03 - 01:02 PM (#860799) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Wow!!! I just LOVE it when the GG shows up in a burst of creative fury-de-menthe and lays about like that!! :>) Thanks!! On to the virtual mantelpiece it goes! Ya makes me grin some, fer sure! A |
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07 Jan 03 - 04:33 PM (#860958) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Whadda way to start out 2003 -- two (count 'em), TWO COW CHIPS from The Gaelic Goddess!! Gonna be a good year, I think. Welcome back to the Challenge!ing Realm, çine! Genie |
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07 Jan 03 - 06:49 PM (#861076) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Genie, ya gotta learn the HTML for those special chars -- the option version from your Mac doesn't translate right! A |
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07 Jan 03 - 11:15 PM (#861309) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Amos, the HTML code looks just like it's supposed to, so I don't know why it doesn't work. Funny thing is, it DOES sometimes. (I've checked it with some other Mudcatters and on Windows machines, and sometimes it looks the same to the others and to me on the Windows machines as it does on my Mac. And it doesn't seem to matter whether I used the "Insert Symbol" command in MS Word or the "option +" keystrokes directly. Obviously, sometimes it doesn't come out right on the other end.) Here is the HTML code, as it shows in Netscape Composer's "Source View": Áine Isn't that what it's supposed to be? Genie |
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07 Jan 03 - 11:42 PM (#861319) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos Yes. To do it you type an ampersand, followed by the letter A, followed by the word "acute" or "grave", followed by a semicolon. You don't use "insert Symbol "in MS word I thik, because it puts in a high ascii code, which I think must get badly translated. I suspect the same is true of the option key command. I duno enough about the detailed levewl to say where the thing goes wonky on ya but a lot of the time what displays is a cedilla instead of a Capital A with an acute accent. This is A +Option: Á This is spelled out using HTML as described above: Á Lessee if they come out the same....Preview shows them the same. Everyone else see them the same? A |
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08 Jan 03 - 12:28 AM (#861347) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie No, Amos, I see your top entry as that upside down exclamation point used in Spanish (which is also the way Aine's name appears in the "Subject" line of forum threads (as of about 9-12 mo. ago).
Your second entry shows as a capital A with an acute accent.
The thing I don't understand is this:
Let's see what happens when I type that same HTML code for Aine's name directly. Here goes:
er ..., Wait a minute! What appeared in my preview for the post above was the HTML code for Aine's name -- not her name itself with the acute accent! Now I see that in my last post, that HTML code got translated (preview notwithstanding) and it appears on my screen just as Aine's name does in your post when you spelled out the HTML code.
Let me try 4 things, and you tell me which, if any, of them, look right.
1. çine (typed directly using "option +)
BTW, they all four look the same in my preview. Genie |
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08 Jan 03 - 12:56 AM (#861361) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Amos The first one is the one that makes the cedilla -- the others all look right to me! BTW, my Á is made with Option+Shift+Y. If I press Option + A I get å or Å. A |
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08 Jan 03 - 01:13 AM (#861376) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Well, the funny thing is that the second one was done using a procedure I commonly use (one that you and Daly taught me for using Composer), yet often when I do Áine's name that way, folks tell me it comes out as "çine."
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08 Jan 03 - 07:27 AM (#861479) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Áine . . . I keep tellin' y'all -- you can call me anything, just don't call me late for supper! *BG* BTW, Genie, you can just type 'Aine' with no accent whatsoever and I'll be a happy camper ;-) . . . what is for supper, anyway? -- Áine, Aine, TGG, etc. ad greeneum |
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08 Jan 03 - 12:16 PM (#861630) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: SharonA Genie: If you're using a Mac, try Option + e (note that that's a lower-case "e"), and then type the capital A. Áine: Thanks for the chip! Can't wait to see what your next Challenge story is! |
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08 Jan 03 - 10:06 PM (#862190) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Sharon, that IS the way I type it. And it looks fine in the preview. And if I post it into "Composer" and then copy the HTML code from "Page Source," the code looks fine. Nevertheless, folks tell me (often, but not always) that it comes out as "쳌ine." This thing is most perplexing. Genie |
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08 Jan 03 - 10:15 PM (#862199) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Genie Sharon, FWIW, Aine's name in your post showed up on my screen as "Áine," -- the same way it does in the Subject line on these threads. Hi, "Áine," "çine," "Áine," "쳌ine," "Aine," "Gaelic Goddess," "Hey, you!," etc. Thanks again for the BLOBS and Chips! Genie |
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09 Jan 03 - 12:42 PM (#862770) Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! - Part 90 From: Deda I don't care what she's called, I'm just delighted that she's back. Welcome back to our remote little corner of the Milky Way galaxy, whatchamacallit -- long may you reign! Cura ut valeas! (Take care that you should be well / strong) |