The Cellar Must Die! - Page 2

HungLikeJesus · 05-30-2007, 05:41 PM

Shawnee - that's a fine limerick. Are you using the southern pronounciation (yellar and fellar)?

kerosene · 05-30-2007, 09:13 PM

you guys forgot lollygaggers.

HungLikeJesus · 05-30-2007, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by case

you guys forgot lollygaggers.

case, you make a good point.

(sorry Flint, I'm not to trying to steal your thread, but...).

I'm not really happy with "limp-wristed," (In the version I wrote after having too much sugar with lunch), and that would be a good replacement:

We pussyfoot around all day,
lily-livered, laggards,
lollygaggers, haggard, bedraggled,
we stagger toward the plane,
all work and no play,
shop-worn- and long-tormented-stragglers.

While ladies yawn, we put our pants on,
the gong rings out for absolution,
and Flint finally finds the final solution.

And "swagger" should fit in there somewhere, too.

Flint · 05-30-2007, 10:20 PM

"Limp-Wristed" has a particular funniness to me, being a drummer. We spend so much time with our limbs locked in 90 degree muscle tension, that sometimes, well, your arm tends to assume that 90 degree position without you thinking about it. And, the wrist, well, you dont' want to hold any tension in the wrist, you gotta keep it loosey goosey, so, basically what happens is, without thinking about it, you're standing there, or walking along in the perfect, stereotypical "limp-wristed" pose.

HungLikeJesus · 05-31-2007, 09:08 AM

Flint, now that there is a story behind it, I like the image limp-wristed implies.

I forgot that you're a musician. I should leave the poetry/song writing to you. I'm not very good at it and you could do a better job with the rhythym.

Maybe you can replace "haggard" with "Ted Haggard."

Flint · 05-31-2007, 09:19 AM

I don't own this sand castle, I just cleared a spot for the rest of y'all . . .

HungLikeJesus · 05-31-2007, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

I don't own this sand castle, I just cleared a spot for the rest of y'all . . .

Now you're cross-threading.

Shawnee123 · 05-31-2007, 09:35 AM

"Please, don't let this feeling end
It's everything I am,
Everything I want to be..."

Ooops, that was the theme from Ice Castles. Never mind.

HungLikeJesus · 05-31-2007, 10:03 AM

I scratched my head and to myself said, how many people know the theme from Ice Castles?

What does this say about Shawnee -
or about me who is so ignorant of late 70's movie theme songs?

Shawnee123 · 05-31-2007, 10:07 AM

It says I'm old, and I remember every lyric to every song I've ever heard! I don't know why. It's a blessing and a curse, really.

HungLikeJesus · 06-04-2007, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

It says I'm old, and I remember every lyric to every song I've ever heard! I don't know why. It's a blessing and a curse, really.

Yeah, definitely that.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-13-2007, 03:47 AM

Is that a question?

monster · 06-13-2007, 08:52 AM

It's certainly bold.

Shawnee123 · 06-13-2007, 08:53 AM

SERENITY NOW

elSicomoro · 06-13-2007, 09:38 AM

Serendipity now

05-30-2007, 05:41 PM	#16
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05-30-2007, 10:20 PM	#19
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	"Limp-Wristed" has a particular funniness to me, being a drummer. We spend so much time with our limbs locked in 90 degree muscle tension, that sometimes, well, your arm tends to assume that 90 degree position without you thinking about it. And, the wrist, well, you dont' want to hold any tension in the wrist, you gotta keep it loosey goosey, so, basically what happens is, without thinking about it, you're standing there, or walking along in the perfect, stereotypical "limp-wristed" pose. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-31-2007, 09:08 AM	#20
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Flint, now that there is a story behind it, I like the image limp-wristed implies. I forgot that you're a musician. I should leave the poetry/song writing to you. I'm not very good at it and you could do a better job with the rhythym. Maybe you can replace "haggard" with "Ted Haggard." __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-31-2007, 09:19 AM	#21
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I don't own this sand castle, I just cleared a spot for the rest of y'all . . . __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-31-2007, 09:35 AM	#23
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	"Please, don't let this feeling end It's everything I am, Everything I want to be..." Ooops, that was the theme from Ice Castles. Never mind. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-30-2007, 09:13 PM	#17
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	you guys forgot lollygaggers.

05-31-2007, 10:03 AM	#24
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I scratched my head and to myself said, how many people know the theme from Ice Castles? What does this say about Shawnee - or about me who is so ignorant of late 70's movie theme songs? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-31-2007, 10:07 AM	#25
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	It says I'm old, and I remember every lyric to every song I've ever heard! I don't know why. It's a blessing and a curse, really. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-13-2007, 03:47 AM	#27
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Is that a question? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-13-2007, 08:52 AM	#28
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	It's certainly bold. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-13-2007, 08:53 AM	#29
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	SERENITY NOW __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-13-2007, 09:38 AM	#30
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Serendipity now

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