OT: Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

[Muggles]

Some of those are before my time, slightly, or at least I was still in diapers and don't remember them.

[Gordon Shumway]

Well that just got sent to a few friends!

[Stormin Mormon]

I've been sending it around since 2003. Nice that someone shares my sense of humor.

What a shame, that PC and cultural sensetivity have changed our sense of hope so much.

[Mark Lloyd]

[snip]

For some reason, I like the sound of songs with a different beginning to the words, like:

Ringle Rells, Ringle Rells Ringle all the Ray

Nonsense, but that doesn't mean it doesn't sound good.

Really, I did once think one song had the words "A One Hor Soapin' Sleigh". It made sense, a sleigh needs a slippery surface and it could be dispensing soap to make it slippery. I never knew what a "Hor" was. Maybe something to do with clocks (as in 'horology')?

[Don Y]

Whenever I hear Ride of the Valkyries (?), I can't help but hear the words "Kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit" :>

It was late in life that I realized you could purchase "songbooks" in which the artists' original lyrics were published (nowadays, you can probably google same). So, the lyrics *I* learned were what they *seemed* to be -- from "empirical observation". :>

Of course, even a songbook won't handle the improvisation many artists use in their performances (I listen to a lot of live recordings).

And, others almost seem to deliberately obfuscate their lyrics (*read* the lyrics to "Louie, Louie" and you can sort-of convince yourself that that's what they are singing; "sort of"!)

[rbowman]

All I hear is "This is Romeo Foxtrot. Shall we dance?"

In The Halls of Valhalla I finally take my place With my sword and my shield I enter Odin's realm I'm an immortal spirit now with a heart made of steel With the gods on high forever I will live and laugh at the fears of man

[Eagle]

Uncle Monster has brought this to us :

:D

[Eagle]

Muggles submitted this idea :

What time is it? :D

[Eagle]

I wonder what the total cost for the cold war was/is? How would you measure such a price?

[Stormin Mormon]

If we lost the cold war:

• Government would be in every aspect of our lives, from the cars we drive, to the toilets we flush.

• Government would inspect and regulate every thing we eat.

• Government would tell us how much money we are allowed to earn, how much we have to pay our employees, and how much of our gross we may keep to spend as we wish.

• Government would allow us to buy certain things, but not other things.

• Government would read our mail, track us in vehicles, and tell us where we might not go.

• Government would outlaw any guns it feared in the hands of peasants.

• Government would have the power to lock up any race or type of people it wanted, for society's good.

• Certain groups would be preferred, and would get special treatment in the eyes of the law. Others would be harshly treated.

We are so, so fortunate that we are winning the cold war, and that we have freedoms as Americans.

[Muggles]

Funny... now that I have a wrist watch, again, I don't even feel it on my wrist and still pick up my cell phone or look at the pc clock to check the time.

[Stormin Mormon]

Timex.

(the hospital lost my hearing aid, also.)

[Eagle]

Oren has brought this to us :

A friend of mine who has passed on showed Me his Grandmothers pension alotment from the civil war. I have it in My files, and should scan it for perminent saving.

[Eagle]

Gee...that's how it is right now. Imagine that...

[Eagle]

I still look out My window to check time, or lift My donkeys balls to check. :')

[Eagle]

I had My apendix out some 30 years back, and feel this funny clicking everytime I have a movement.

[Sam E]

[snip]

In 1989, I was reading a magazine article about winning the cold war, and what that really means. It means we have more toxic waste spills.

[Stormin Mormon]

Our Constitution limits the power of government. Not allowed to infringe the right to keep and bear arms, not allowed to confiscate property without due process, very limited powers to stop and question people. Now days, you'd hardly know that.

[Eagle]

Here in So. Cal., you can't smoke on the streets or anywhere within the city limits of Del Mar. The mega libs in Sacramento are trying to limit the amount of salt in snack foods like potato chips, and sugar in cookies. Where is the voice of freedom in this duck plucking state?

[rbowman]

The voice of freedom is voting with your feet. There are 49 other states if you don't want to to become an expat.