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"That's a Moray" or "Eel Tidings"
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jgou...@panix.com
May 6, 2013, 2:05:28 AM5/6/13
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The following was inspired by visits to a small aquarium in Costa
Rica and the national museum of the Cayman Islands:
(N.B. some artistic liberties have been taken with the natural
history.)
To: "That's Amore" (1952) (Harry Warren, music, Jack Brooks, lyrics)
Subject: Dean Martin - That's Amore - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFiYgKZ_p5c
Within the reef, where creatures vie,
There lurks a thief who feeds on fry:
When you spot a big eel who has no sex appeal,
That's a moray.
Lurking deep undersea in a dark cavity,
That's a moray.
Sneaky thief, he would have a beef, if I gave him grief on the
reef and annoyed him.
Toothy smile, predatory guile, undulating style mean that I'll
just avoid him.
When anguilliform fish is a Japanese dish,
That's a moray.
Never easy to catch, even harder to hatch are these eels.
When your sushi derives from a fish that survives by foray,
Lest you squirm, I'll confirm there is no other term,
That's a moray.
Rica and the national museum of the Cayman Islands:
(N.B. some artistic liberties have been taken with the natural
history.)
To: "That's Amore" (1952) (Harry Warren, music, Jack Brooks, lyrics)
Subject: Dean Martin - That's Amore - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFiYgKZ_p5c
Within the reef, where creatures vie,
There lurks a thief who feeds on fry:
When you spot a big eel who has no sex appeal,
That's a moray.
Lurking deep undersea in a dark cavity,
That's a moray.
Sneaky thief, he would have a beef, if I gave him grief on the
reef and annoyed him.
Toothy smile, predatory guile, undulating style mean that I'll
just avoid him.
When anguilliform fish is a Japanese dish,
That's a moray.
Never easy to catch, even harder to hatch are these eels.
When your sushi derives from a fish that survives by foray,
Lest you squirm, I'll confirm there is no other term,
That's a moray.
Kay Shapero
May 6, 2013, 2:16:04 AM5/6/13
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In article <km7h78$cb4$1...@reader1.panix.com>, jgou...@panix.com says...
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Kay Shapero
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>
> The following was inspired by visits to a small aquarium in Costa
> Rica and the national museum of the Cayman Islands:
>
> (N.B. some artistic liberties have been taken with the natural
> history.)
>
> To: "That's Amore" (1952) (Harry Warren, music, Jack Brooks, lyrics)
>
> Subject: Dean Martin - That's Amore - YouTube
Snerk! Good one.
> The following was inspired by visits to a small aquarium in Costa
> Rica and the national museum of the Cayman Islands:
>
> (N.B. some artistic liberties have been taken with the natural
> history.)
>
> To: "That's Amore" (1952) (Harry Warren, music, Jack Brooks, lyrics)
>
> Subject: Dean Martin - That's Amore - YouTube
--
Kay Shapero
FAQ at http://www.kayshapero.net/filkfaq.htm
Address munged, use kay at kayshapero extension as per website.
Gary McGath
May 6, 2013, 1:09:07 PM5/6/13
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On 5/6/13 2:05 AM, Jim Goulder wrote:
> The following was inspired by visits to a small aquarium in Costa
> Rica and the national museum of the Cayman Islands:
>
> (N.B. some artistic liberties have been taken with the natural
> history.)
>
> To: "That's Amore" (1952) (Harry Warren, music, Jack Brooks, lyrics)
Spider Robinson had a dozen or so lines along the same theme. A few from
> The following was inspired by visits to a small aquarium in Costa
> Rica and the national museum of the Cayman Islands:
>
> (N.B. some artistic liberties have been taken with the natural
> history.)
>
> To: "That's Amore" (1952) (Harry Warren, music, Jack Brooks, lyrics)
memory:
If your vitamins be mostly B, C, and D,
Take some more A.
He's a comical man, his name's Amsterdam,
That's a Morey.
My new ray gun tries to knock out both your eyes,
It's a Moe-Ray.
Etc., etc.
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Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com
Rich Brown
May 6, 2013, 2:37:31 PM5/6/13
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On Mon, 06 May 2013 13:09:07 -0400, Gary McGath wrote:
> Etc., etc.
And when light beams burst forth from the skies in the north,
They're aurorae.
> Etc., etc.
And when light beams burst forth from the skies in the north,
They're aurorae.
jgou...@panix.com
May 6, 2013, 10:20:34 PM5/6/13
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Rich Brown <rab...@freemars.org> wrote:
As it is written: "O tempura, O morays!"
I seem to have joined a conger line.
I seem to have joined a conger line.
X-Lydia
May 7, 2013, 1:32:09 AM5/7/13
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P.F. Bruns
May 7, 2013, 4:09:43 PM5/7/13
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In any event, have a Muraenidae, everyone!
Perry
Jeff Urs
May 7, 2013, 11:33:09 PM5/7/13
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On Monday, May 6, 2013 1:09:07 PM UTC-4, Gary McGath wrote:
> Spider Robinson had a dozen or so lines along the same theme. A few from
> memory:
>
> If your vitamins be mostly B, C, and D,
> Take some more A.
[snip]
> Spider Robinson had a dozen or so lines along the same theme. A few from
> memory:
>
> If your vitamins be mostly B, C, and D,
> Take some more A.
And a a quick search confirms a memory that we added a few ourselves
a handful of years back:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.music.filk/TUXMhQJdJ-Q/Rnipxjw-K8gJ
--
Jeff
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