tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post7627293787676810129..comments2023-10-17T08:19:58.196-04:00Comments on FreeThinke: FreeThinkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-21137646156876597822014-09-25T20:28:03.960-04:002014-09-25T20:28:03.960-04:00PS: I enjoyed the Fife and Drum Corps. Very cool.
...PS: I enjoyed the Fife and Drum Corps. Very cool.<br /><br /><br />Silverfiddle has placed limits on my use of bagpipes ;0Finntannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234170229108668040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-42961174778788372012014-09-25T20:27:13.202-04:002014-09-25T20:27:13.202-04:00For a tense moment there I thought you were going ...For a tense moment there I thought you were going to recommend "Born in America" or "American Pie." <br /><br />Come now, I'm not that crass, why I even know what Hasty Puddin' is, and it's not that corn mush they serve in the south ;)Finntannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234170229108668040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-1859884220378812092014-09-25T10:08:05.804-04:002014-09-25T10:08:05.804-04:00YANKEE DOODLE! Why not?
The only trouble is that...YANKEE DOODLE! Why not? <br /><br />The only trouble is that no one even knows what " hasty puddin' " <i>is</i> anymore let alone EAT the stuff. ;-)<br /><br />I have to admit I'm relieved, Finntann. For a tense moment there I thought you were going to recommend "Born in America" or "American Pie." <br /><br />Thank you for sparing us that.<br /><br />PS: I enjoyed the Fife and Drum Corps. Very cool.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-89580511589176684972014-09-24T21:57:50.038-04:002014-09-24T21:57:50.038-04:00I always thought we should have adopted this as ou...I always thought we should have adopted this as our national anthem:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HOc9WVZbts<br /><br />Cause for Chrissake you need to have a sense of humor and pretty much everybody knows the words ;)Finntannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234170229108668040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-38104976351254026232014-09-24T17:31:10.483-04:002014-09-24T17:31:10.483-04:00I looked at every version available on YouTube, Ka...I looked at every version available on YouTube, Katharine, believe me. there weren't many. I was surprised, because this served unofficially as our National Anthem until 1930, I think it was, when the Star Spangled Banner, which had been around for a LONG time was accorded that honor.<br /><br />At any rate, this was the ONLY version that gave us the words, which are very important to know if you are ever to appreciate "Mr. Hoxingson's" parody fully.<br /><br />My advice: Grin and bear it. ;-)FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-43507284910139778542014-09-24T16:53:03.078-04:002014-09-24T16:53:03.078-04:00Good heavens, FT! Couldn't you find a better r...Good heavens, FT! Couldn't you find a better rendition of Hail Columbia than that? It's excruciating. Poor fellow sounds as though he could burst a blood vessel any second. <br /><br />Now I know what my mother meant when she said, "If you don't stop that this instant, Katharine, you'll get Hail Columbia! from your grandmother, AND your father when he comes home."<br /><br />I didn't know what they were talking about, but I had sense enough to understand it was not going to be any fun whatever it was, so I stopped.<br /><br /><br />----------> Katharine HeartburnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-45014779890462693292014-09-24T14:29:00.235-04:002014-09-24T14:29:00.235-04:00That empire, Alas! has been dead for a long time.
...That empire, Alas! has been dead for a long time.<br /><br />Ours appears to be moribund.<br /><br />The abysmal lack of wit, subtlety, grace, precision, courage and dynamism in political discourse for the past 35-50 years gives every indication of a dying society.<br /><br /><i>"... Out out, brief candle. <br /><br />"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player <br />Who struts and frets his hour upon the stage <br />And then is heard not more. <br /><br />"It is a tale told by an idiot, <br />Full of sound and fury <br />Signifying nothing."</i>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-35463749397015008112014-09-24T12:25:29.482-04:002014-09-24T12:25:29.482-04:00Lord Hurlturd may one presume you are Lord Hurltur...Lord Hurlturd may one presume you are Lord Hurlturd, Esquire?<br /><br />Big question... will the Empire Strike Back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-11950261595030157692014-09-24T12:11:13.939-04:002014-09-24T12:11:13.939-04:00Bravo!
You never should have left the empire, my ...Bravo!<br /><br />You never should have left the empire, my boy.Lord Hurlturdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-78845897344478525982014-09-24T11:23:15.850-04:002014-09-24T11:23:15.850-04:00Pearl Klutscher said
Sorry, but I'm not depre...<b>Pearl Klutscher said</b><br /><br />Sorry, but I'm not depressed at all. I find the wry humor in this takeoff on Hail Columbia very amusing. Satire is good for the soul. Where in the world did you find those incredible illustrations, FreeThinke? They add just the right touch. A psychedelic Ben Franklin. Ye gods! What kind of mind would dream something like that up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-13807229846397001792014-09-24T07:27:27.821-04:002014-09-24T07:27:27.821-04:00Depressing yes.
Isn't the Good News that the...Depressing yes. <br /><br />Isn't the Good News that the Rapture is but a heartbeat away?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-91342616201800362692014-09-24T06:31:41.771-04:002014-09-24T06:31:41.771-04:00We are living in a depressing time. World wide!We are living in a depressing time. World wide!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.com