My niece and her friend, Perry. reminded me that another old schoolyard rhyme has spelling in it. However, they had learned some additional lines I've never heard. Here is the rhyme as told by Molly. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Bonnie and Michael sittin' in a tree,
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
First comes love,
Then comes marriage,
Then comes the baby in the baby carriage,
That's not all
That's not all
The baby's throwing poo against the wall,
That's not all
That's not all
The baby's drinking alcohol
Good for you, girls, for continuing this folkloric tradition.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Monday, April 24, 2006
The Mystery of the Valentine
I know all four of you who read this blog were waiting with bated breath to find out where Todd Hughes found the heart-shaped road for the valentine in the previous post. It is of course Forest Lawn cemetery's "Babyland"!
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Todd Hughes Is a Genius
He created this valentine. See if you can guess where this heart-shaped road is. Heh heh.
Saturday, April 15, 2006
MUN MUN QUIZ 2006
(See the answers at the bottom of this post)
1. TK met Mun ______
a) On a tour of the Sony archive
b) On the Internet
c) On the Arpanet
d) At a Christian puppeteers convention
2. What part of Los Angeles did Mun grow up in?
a) The Palisades
b) West L.A.
c) The Valley
d) Oak Knoll
3. In kindergarten, Mun decided to vandalize her classroom’s bathroom by writing the only “bad” word she knew how to spell which was,
a) Pee
b) Fuck
c) Poop
d) Butt
4. Mun’s favorite fingerplay begins,
a) The Eensy Weensy Spider…
b) These are mother’s knives and forks…
c) Here’s the church, here’s the steeple…
d) There was a little turtle…
5. Mun has never
a) Licked the sidewalk on a dare
b) Laid down in the middle of the street on a dare
c) Caught a fish
d) Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show in a theater
e) Been to a performance by Frank Sinatra
6. Mun prefers
a) pulpy orange juice
b) low pulp orange juice
c) Sunny Delight
7. Mun and TK spend a lot of their free time
a) Cleaning their apartment
b) Exercising
c) Learning the art of feng shui
d) Volunteering at a homeless shelter
e) Watching Werner Herzog’s oeuvre
8. The following are punch-lines to oft-told stories by Mun except:
a) I sought you war having a nervous breakdown or somesing.
b) …And so I kissed her on her black lips.
c) …And around the cat’s neck was a little swastika.
d) …And then P.David went ape-shit.
e) You mean you bought him a Happy Meal?
9. Mun has had ____ dental cavities filled in her lifetime.
a) 0
b) 2
c) 4
d) 12
10. Mun’s favorite new gadget is
a) Salad Shooter
b) Hairdini
c) Clack Egg Cracker
d) Cork Genie
11. The official brand name for the large piece of cat furniture in Mun and TK’s living room is
a) Puddy-tat Penthouse
b) Purrfect Pagoda
c) Kitty Cabana
d) Meow Manor
12. Mun has never
a) Been in a limousine
b) Played at Dodger Stadium
c) Eaten cat food
d) Seen a glacier in person
13. Mun has on at least one occasion
a) Been to a Grateful Dead concert
b) Fainted
c) Dropped a baby
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
14. The other week while working at the library, a teenage girl called Mun a ______
a) “bitch”
b) “white bitch”
c) “old, white bitch”
d) “fat, old, white bitch”
15. What don’t TK and Mun have in common
a) a hatred of Bono
b) disturbing childhood memories of the movie, Digby
c) friendships brought nearly to the breaking point after playing Diplomacy
d) a fascination with Jesus Christ
e) a fondness for Rowdy Roddy Piper
16. TK and Mun missed the first 20 minutes of a Neil Diamond concert last year because
a) TK insisted on going to the emergency room
b) Mun’s toenails weren’t yet dry
c) Mun’s massage went overtime
d) Mun was shopping for bon bons
e) The switch to Mun’s heart-light was broken
Answers: 1b, 2b, 3d, 4b, 5d, 6b, 7e, 8d, 9a, 10c, 11b, 12a, 13e, 14a, 15d, 16a
1. TK met Mun ______
a) On a tour of the Sony archive
b) On the Internet
c) On the Arpanet
d) At a Christian puppeteers convention
2. What part of Los Angeles did Mun grow up in?
a) The Palisades
b) West L.A.
c) The Valley
d) Oak Knoll
3. In kindergarten, Mun decided to vandalize her classroom’s bathroom by writing the only “bad” word she knew how to spell which was,
a) Pee
b) Fuck
c) Poop
d) Butt
4. Mun’s favorite fingerplay begins,
a) The Eensy Weensy Spider…
b) These are mother’s knives and forks…
c) Here’s the church, here’s the steeple…
d) There was a little turtle…
5. Mun has never
a) Licked the sidewalk on a dare
b) Laid down in the middle of the street on a dare
c) Caught a fish
d) Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show in a theater
e) Been to a performance by Frank Sinatra
6. Mun prefers
a) pulpy orange juice
b) low pulp orange juice
c) Sunny Delight
7. Mun and TK spend a lot of their free time
a) Cleaning their apartment
b) Exercising
c) Learning the art of feng shui
d) Volunteering at a homeless shelter
e) Watching Werner Herzog’s oeuvre
8. The following are punch-lines to oft-told stories by Mun except:
a) I sought you war having a nervous breakdown or somesing.
b) …And so I kissed her on her black lips.
c) …And around the cat’s neck was a little swastika.
d) …And then P.David went ape-shit.
e) You mean you bought him a Happy Meal?
9. Mun has had ____ dental cavities filled in her lifetime.
a) 0
b) 2
c) 4
d) 12
10. Mun’s favorite new gadget is
a) Salad Shooter
b) Hairdini
c) Clack Egg Cracker
d) Cork Genie
11. The official brand name for the large piece of cat furniture in Mun and TK’s living room is
a) Puddy-tat Penthouse
b) Purrfect Pagoda
c) Kitty Cabana
d) Meow Manor
12. Mun has never
a) Been in a limousine
b) Played at Dodger Stadium
c) Eaten cat food
d) Seen a glacier in person
13. Mun has on at least one occasion
a) Been to a Grateful Dead concert
b) Fainted
c) Dropped a baby
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
14. The other week while working at the library, a teenage girl called Mun a ______
a) “bitch”
b) “white bitch”
c) “old, white bitch”
d) “fat, old, white bitch”
15. What don’t TK and Mun have in common
a) a hatred of Bono
b) disturbing childhood memories of the movie, Digby
c) friendships brought nearly to the breaking point after playing Diplomacy
d) a fascination with Jesus Christ
e) a fondness for Rowdy Roddy Piper
16. TK and Mun missed the first 20 minutes of a Neil Diamond concert last year because
a) TK insisted on going to the emergency room
b) Mun’s toenails weren’t yet dry
c) Mun’s massage went overtime
d) Mun was shopping for bon bons
e) The switch to Mun’s heart-light was broken
Answers: 1b, 2b, 3d, 4b, 5d, 6b, 7e, 8d, 9a, 10c, 11b, 12a, 13e, 14a, 15d, 16a
Worth mentioning
I don't know if anyone has commented on this, but I feel I must bring to your attention that the popular children's book The Day My Butt Went Psycho is a modern update of the Nikolai Gogol story "The Nose."
Sunday, April 02, 2006
That's Puppetainment
TK and I are hooked on the short film series Puppet Rapist viewable on the web. Tres amusing. We cannot wait for the next installment.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Here is a Meme about Moi-Moi
Daily Soy tagged me.
Four jobs I've had:
1.Yogurt wench
2. Babysitter
3.TV studio receptionist (meanest celebrity: Pete Rose, nicest: Clint Black)
4. Researcher for book about Mia Farrow
Four films I can watch repeatedly:
1. Godfather Saga
2. Little Darlings
3. The Four Seasons
4. My Dinner with Andre
Four places I've lived:
1. Los Angeles
Four TV programs I like to watch:
1. All reality shows except Fear Factor
Four places I've been on vacation:
1.New Zealand
2. Australia
3. Germany
4. Netherlands
Four of my favorite dishes:
1. Chow Mein
2. Belgian waffles
3. Crepes
4. Muligatawny soup
Four websites I visit daily:
1. See my blog links.
Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Anywhere with TK
Four bloggers I am annoying:
1.Oge
2.RedFive
3. Iriel
4.Jon Carlo
Four places I've never been but would like to visit:
1. Italy
2. Argentina
3.China
4. Canada
Four differences in my alternate universe:
1. Stuffed animals come alive if you love them enough.
2. Bono not famous.
3. Soy burgers as tasty as beef burgers.
4. Humans all evolved and shit.
Four jobs I've had:
1.Yogurt wench
2. Babysitter
3.TV studio receptionist (meanest celebrity: Pete Rose, nicest: Clint Black)
4. Researcher for book about Mia Farrow
Four films I can watch repeatedly:
1. Godfather Saga
2. Little Darlings
3. The Four Seasons
4. My Dinner with Andre
Four places I've lived:
1. Los Angeles
Four TV programs I like to watch:
1. All reality shows except Fear Factor
Four places I've been on vacation:
1.New Zealand
2. Australia
3. Germany
4. Netherlands
Four of my favorite dishes:
1. Chow Mein
2. Belgian waffles
3. Crepes
4. Muligatawny soup
Four websites I visit daily:
1. See my blog links.
Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Anywhere with TK
Four bloggers I am annoying:
1.Oge
2.RedFive
3. Iriel
4.Jon Carlo
Four places I've never been but would like to visit:
1. Italy
2. Argentina
3.China
4. Canada
Four differences in my alternate universe:
1. Stuffed animals come alive if you love them enough.
2. Bono not famous.
3. Soy burgers as tasty as beef burgers.
4. Humans all evolved and shit.
I put a spell on you
After hearing the song,(I've Got A Gal In)Kalamazoo, on the radio the other day, I was reminded of a list TK and I had been putting together of spelling songs. These are songs in which a word is spelled at least once. I've decided to leave out songs spelling out acronyms (YMCA, TKO)and songs about the alphabet (AEIOU and Sometimes Y,
ABC-DEF-GHI sung by Big Bird of Sesame Street.)
Aside from spelling songs, I also like spelling chants that help you remember how to spell a word using rhythm. Other than M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I, I heard one in what I think was the 1930 film version of Tom Sawyer in which someone spells P-E-double N-S-Y-L-V-A-N-I-A tauntingly at Huck Finn when he misspells it in school.
Spelling Songs!
C-h-i-c-k-e-n Spells Chicken (McGee Bros.)
Respect (by Otis Redding, popularized by Aretha Franklin)
Divorce (Tammy Wynette)
(I’ve Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo (Mack Gordon/Harry Warren)
Mannish Boy/I’m a Man (Muddy Waters? Bo Diddley?)
I'm A Woman(Peggy Lee)
Gloria (Van Morrison)
Washington D.C. (Magnetic Fields)
Velouria (Pixies)
I Stand Accused (Elvis Costello)
R-O-C-K in the USA (John Cougar Mellencamp)
Cheese and Onions (Rutles)
Mother (Howard Johnson)
“G” for Generosity (Girl Scout Pep Song)
Bingo (Traditional)
The Love You Save (Jackson Five)
C.R.E.E.P. (the Fall)
Martina (?)
I Wish I Were an Oscar Mayer Wiener
Safety Dance (Men Without Hats)
Supersonic (JJ Fad)
Fire in Cairo (The Cure)
Method of Modern Love (Hall and Oates)
Lola (Kinks)
Yoda(Weird Al Yankovic)
Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers)
Mickey Mouse Club March
Oklahoma(Rodgers & Hammerstein)
Uncle Fucka(South Park)
I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N(Unknown)
Faith (Violent Femmes)
Miss Lucy Had A Tugboat(Unknown)
Tell me if you can think of any more! [Added three more to the list 3/2/2006]
ABC-DEF-GHI sung by Big Bird of Sesame Street.)
Aside from spelling songs, I also like spelling chants that help you remember how to spell a word using rhythm. Other than M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I, I heard one in what I think was the 1930 film version of Tom Sawyer in which someone spells P-E-double N-S-Y-L-V-A-N-I-A tauntingly at Huck Finn when he misspells it in school.
Spelling Songs!
C-h-i-c-k-e-n Spells Chicken (McGee Bros.)
Respect (by Otis Redding, popularized by Aretha Franklin)
Divorce (Tammy Wynette)
(I’ve Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo (Mack Gordon/Harry Warren)
Mannish Boy/I’m a Man (Muddy Waters? Bo Diddley?)
I'm A Woman(Peggy Lee)
Gloria (Van Morrison)
Washington D.C. (Magnetic Fields)
Velouria (Pixies)
I Stand Accused (Elvis Costello)
R-O-C-K in the USA (John Cougar Mellencamp)
Cheese and Onions (Rutles)
Mother (Howard Johnson)
“G” for Generosity (Girl Scout Pep Song)
Bingo (Traditional)
The Love You Save (Jackson Five)
C.R.E.E.P. (the Fall)
Martina (?)
I Wish I Were an Oscar Mayer Wiener
Safety Dance (Men Without Hats)
Supersonic (JJ Fad)
Fire in Cairo (The Cure)
Method of Modern Love (Hall and Oates)
Lola (Kinks)
Yoda(Weird Al Yankovic)
Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers)
Mickey Mouse Club March
Oklahoma(Rodgers & Hammerstein)
Uncle Fucka(South Park)
I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N(Unknown)
Faith (Violent Femmes)
Miss Lucy Had A Tugboat(Unknown)
Tell me if you can think of any more! [Added three more to the list 3/2/2006]
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Accents
The Speech Accent Archive is pretty neato. You can hear samples of people from all over the world reading the same paragraph in English. This will help you when you fake your own death and assume your new identity as a banker from New Zealand.
Friday, February 03, 2006
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