THE PASSING OF A GREAT MAN

Don D · October 2004

With all that's going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person which almost went unnoticed last week.

Larry La Prise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey," died peacefully at age 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.

SHUT UP. You know it is funny. !!!

Now, for the rest of the day, you are cursed to have that jingle rattling through your head until you want to scream! (and you shake it all about).

What can I say; my daughter sent it to me.

LarryC · October 2004

I still think the Hokey Pokey is REALLY what it's all about.

HRinNH · October 2004

Hey, I saw that on a bumper sticker recently. What if it really is? :DD

Smile, it's Friday already!
Cheryl

System · October 2004

Oh, yes. You're both very funny! I'll go put a CD in to get that out of my head. We have everything from Alabama, Yani, to Hoobastank.

LarryC · October 2004

What the hell is a Hoobastank?

Don D · October 2004

We called a girl that in college. Don't ask.

Don D · October 2004

You should get a Ray Charles tape. Good Friday music.

National Guard · October 2004

I did, I went out an bought the CD you recommended in another thread. It is great. Thanks for sharing. Now we listen to it in our office.

Dasher · October 2004

Oh, yeah! or Smokey -- getting ready for the week-end.

LarryC · October 2004

For me it's Johnny and the Hurricanes or Grateful Dead.

ray a · October 2004

Yesterday I listened to Copeland and Mozart. Today, some good brass band music including the Black Dyke Band, Williams Fairey Band, Household Troops Band, and Fodens Band including my good friend from the Boston Symphony Doug Yeo.

JudyT929 · October 2004

Thanks for the smile. This is my first Friday to work in several years, I switched back to a 5 day work week from a 4 day, so I needed a laugh. Now let me put on some Norah Jones and get this silly song outta my head!

HRinNH · October 2004

I like most anything instrumental but I have only Martina McBride, Sara Groves and Twila Paris in my office. TGIF...

Don D · October 2004

As Nat'l Guard can tell you, one of the songs on the last Ray Charles CD is him with Nora Jones. He teams with a different singer on each song. That's one of the best ones.

System · October 2004

Much better! Now I have 'Here we go again' running through my head. It wiped out 'Hokey Pokey'

Don D · October 2004

Be thankful. It is a proven fact that you can neither dance (unfoolishly) nor drink beer to The Hokey Pokey.

marc · October 2004

Almost anything from the late 60's - then "...the music died." Bye, bye miss American Pie. Drove my Chevy to the levee..." Ok, the Hokey Pokey is gone now.

lnelson · October 2004

...but the levee was dry and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye singin' this'll be the day that I die... 8-}

Thanks, marc.

Now put your right foot in....

marc · October 2004

Bad Lisa! Now its back. I guess I'll go with the old standby Take a walk on the wild side...

Don D · October 2004

Ray: What's up with the Dyke Band and The Fairey Band? Do we need to talk?

ray a · October 2004

Took you long enough to ask. I thought you fell asleep. Two British brass bands.

smsbookkeeper · October 2004

This wouldn't have anything to do with the Cialis topic would it?

National Guard · October 2004

"Some things are still a mystery to me, like why people live like they do. They're ugly and square, they don't belong here, they look a lot better as beer cans."

How's that for getting a tune out of your head?

Whatever · October 2004

>Now, for the rest of the day, you are cursed to
>have that jingle rattling through your head
>until you want to scream! (and you shake it all
>about).
>
>What can I say; my daughter sent it to me.

Like all get great jokes, some just stick in your mind. Which is why I recall that it appeared here a few months ago.

This joke reminded me (in a really bad way) of the dances I hated most in the world..the Macarena and the Alley Cat. Unfortunately, the Macarena is now swirling in my brain and probably turning it mushier than usual.

nohr4u1yr · October 2004

Oh great... I had the hokey pokey in my head for 2 days - now it's the macarena!

But...wait...why do all wedding still insist on playing Celebration and the Electric Slide. There should be a time limit on bad songs and dances.

It may take me 4 hours to get these songs out of my head - anyone have any Cialis I can give my boyfriend? x;-)

THE PASSING OF A GREAT MAN

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