At a minute or two to two today, at a minute or two to two. - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

cmac2012 · #1 11-29-2005, 06:54 PM

Now for something completely different:

The new Colbert Report, following Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show," is a bit of disappointment. Too much of Colbert, who suddently doesn't seem as brilliant and charming as he did when he was used more sparingly -- more quality time -- on the Daily Show.

Nonetheless, I did catch this one gem on maybe his first show, I forget, and I had it taped, so I was able to transcribe the verbiage.

He had NBC's Stone Phillips on the show, and at the end of that segment, he and Stone did a face off, with competing readings of news headlines. It was great. At the end were these two bits, alliterative poems, I guess, with Colbert doing the first, and Phillips the second. I can only imagine that they're used as voice exercises among thespians.

I post these because they could be real useful in entertaining children, at times when other distractions are not working. A good handful of clean knock-knock jokes are good for this also. I should mention that the word "tattoo" has a meaning I wasn't aware of before. From m-w.com:

1: a rapid rhythmic rapping
2: a call sounded shortly before taps as notice to go to quarters.

Here 'tis:

Amidst the mists and fiercest frosts with barest wrists and stoutest boasts,
he thrusts his fists against the post and still insists he sees the ghost.

And...

Oh what a to-do to die today at a minute or two to two,
A thing distinctly hard to say but harder still to do,
And they’ll beat a tattoo at twenty to two, a rat-a-tat-tat, a tat-a-tat-too,
And the dragon will come when he hears the drum,
At a minute or two to two today, at a minute or two to two.

kramlavud · #2 11-30-2005, 08:13 PM

narwal
GWB never learned to do anything beyond listening to someone else and doing what they say.
regards,
Mark

cmac2012 · #3 12-01-2005, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by narwhal

Good ones CMAC, thanks!!

Hey, glad you liked it. No one responded for a couple of days and I'm thinking everybody must think it's dumb.

I should have typed 'sees' instead of 'see' in the first one. No big. Anyone could figure that's a typo.

I tried to find a video on Colbert's website for that episode but they don't have it. The show hits and misses but that one was hilarious.

boneheaddoctor · #4 12-01-2005, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by narwhal

Hey Mark, that's a pretty stupid thing to say--that's how we all learn.

not doing that is the root of the problem at all inner cities...and with all out of control kids....

But then thats what the left wants to do....look at public education since they banned corporal punishment.....when kids no longer had incentives to listen and do what they were told. Turned into a 12 year long waste of taxdollars..........for each and every kid enrolled.

cmac2012 · #5 12-01-2005, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor

not doing that is the root of the problem at all inner cities...and with all out of control kids....

But then thats what the left wants to do....look at public education since they banned corporal punishment.....when kids no longer had incentives to listen and do what they were told. Turned into a 12 year long waste of taxdollars..........for each and every kid enrolled.

Bad Hair Day!! Jeez, louise, can't you give this crap a rest for even a minute? I'll bet you're a lot of fun at parties....