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JeffreyLeePierre
Country Gent
I have 3 kids and I have two fond memories of songs in the car, singing / shouting all together:
- Jonathan Richman's Buzz buzz buzz and most of the "Back in your life" album,
- the first record of the Beatles Double Red album compilation.
But we never travelled 1,200 miles in a row.
It was 1992. We were on our way out to see friends in Illinois by way of Ottawa, Sudbury, and Sault St Marie because of an air show in Ottawa that was the first opportunity to see a demonstration of a MiG-29 in the western hemisphere. We saw the queen too. Unbeknownst to us, it was Canada’s 125th and she was in Ottawa for the celebration.
Long Island to Illinois and back by way of the air show, nickel mine, and Great Lakes locks. About 2500 miles in all with two kids in the back. Besides kidney kicks through the seat backs, we were treated to the uninterrupted word for word dialogue of “Spaceballs” over and over again. Non stop. No rewind. The dialogue just started over again as soon as it ended. How could a 10 and 12 year old have memorized an entire movie and not been able to memorize names and dates in school? How did we manage to drive 2500 miles without leaving them at a rest stop?
wabash slim
I Bleed Orange
Two words---duct tape. Silence is golden, duct tape is silver.
My dad had a wonderful voice but he only sang in the car, it feels like I can still hear him singing his favorite song and he died over 50 yrs ago.
“Just Molly and me, and the baby is three
We're so happy in my Blue Heaven”
“Just Molly and me, and the baby is three
We're so happy in my Blue Heaven”
wabash slim
I Bleed Orange
My Dad would often sing "Ka-Ka-Ka Katie" while working in the garage or in his shop. Guess what my daughter's name is. He passed 13 years before she was born, but I'd think he'd approve.
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MrWookiee
Country Gent
Good thing for Katie that your Dad didn't sing the Chia Pet jingle instead. Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia.
wabash slim
I Bleed Orange
He used to sing silly nonsensical stuff as well, like, "Oh, what a beautiful bird the frog are".
It could've been a lot worse.
On a 400 mile drive with the family with our two girls, the 13 yr old brought a friend. The three girls sat in back and sang “Mickey” what must have been a thousand times.
As crazy as it sounds, I loved it. They had so much fun.
Oh Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey Mickey, hey Mickey
Oh Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey Mickey, hey Mickey
As crazy as it sounds, I loved it. They had so much fun.
Oh Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey Mickey, hey Mickey
Oh Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey Mickey, hey Mickey
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MadKaw
Gretschie
MadKaw
Gretschie
I get a daily feed of comics from Go Comics. Three good ones today.
This is one of my pet peeves. When you have to use the flashlight on your phone to read the menu, it's too dark.
This is one of my pet peeves. When you have to use the flashlight on your phone to read the menu, it's too dark.
So a visitor to a farm notices something odd. Says to the farmer - why does that pig have a wooden leg?
The farmer says, ah well that’s a long story. Would you like to hear it?
‘Yes of course.
‘So a few years back, I was ploughing and the tractor hit a hole and tipped over. I was trapped under it. No one for miles, no phone, now way of getting help. Then from out of nowhere this pig rolls a boulder over then goes and gets a large branch, makes a fulcrum and lifts the tractor high enough I could get out. Incredible.’
‘Wow. So how did he lose his leg?’
Well we’ll get to that because the next year we had severe bushfires. We were trapped in the house. The house was burning down. We thought we were dead. Then Pig here somehow drove the car through a wall getting us out. Amazing’
‘So that’s how he lost his leg?’
‘No no. The floods the next year saw us on the roof of our new house, waters rising. And it was grim. Water lapping at our feet, no hope of rescue. Then pig turns up in a boat and gets us away to safety’.
‘That’s incredible. So how did he lose his leg?’
‘Well when the pig is that tremendous you can’t eat him all at once.’
The farmer says, ah well that’s a long story. Would you like to hear it?
‘Yes of course.
‘So a few years back, I was ploughing and the tractor hit a hole and tipped over. I was trapped under it. No one for miles, no phone, now way of getting help. Then from out of nowhere this pig rolls a boulder over then goes and gets a large branch, makes a fulcrum and lifts the tractor high enough I could get out. Incredible.’
‘Wow. So how did he lose his leg?’
Well we’ll get to that because the next year we had severe bushfires. We were trapped in the house. The house was burning down. We thought we were dead. Then Pig here somehow drove the car through a wall getting us out. Amazing’
‘So that’s how he lost his leg?’
‘No no. The floods the next year saw us on the roof of our new house, waters rising. And it was grim. Water lapping at our feet, no hope of rescue. Then pig turns up in a boat and gets us away to safety’.
‘That’s incredible. So how did he lose his leg?’
‘Well when the pig is that tremendous you can’t eat him all at once.’
