jioffe
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Post by jioffe on Jan 25, 2009 17:33:16 GMT
To commemorate her 69th birthday, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan 's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP.
One of the musical numbers she performed was 'My Favourite Things' from the legendary movie 'Sound Of Music'. Here are the lyrics she used (Sing along for maximum effect!):
Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting, Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings, Bundles of magazines tied up in string, These are a few of my favourite things.
Cadillacs and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses, Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses, Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings, These are a few of my favourite things.
When the pipes leak, When the bones creak, When the knees go bad, I simply remember my favourite things, And then I don't feel so bad.
Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions, No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions, Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring, These are a few of my favourite things.
Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin', Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin', And we won't mention our short shrunken frames, When we remember our favourite things.
When the joints ache, When the hips break, When the eyes grow dim, Then I remember the great life I've had, And then I don't feel so bad.
Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted over four minutes and repeated encores.
Cheers, Jioffe.
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quizzkid
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Post by quizzkid on Jan 25, 2009 18:19:26 GMT
Excellent,
that'll certainly do the e-mail round to all my aging compatriots.
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jioffe
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Post by jioffe on Jan 25, 2009 19:29:46 GMT
Excellent, that'll certainly do the e-mail round to all my aging compatriots. [gloat] ;D [/gloat] no doubt! 'No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions'? Might as well slit my throat, now! Cheers, Jioffe.
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rebecca
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Post by rebecca on Jan 25, 2009 19:47:44 GMT
Excellent, that'll certainly do the e-mail round to all my aging compatriots. [gloat] ;D [/gloat] no doubt! 'No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions'? Might as well slit my throat, now! Cheers, Jioffe. (My dad has always been crushy on her. ) Quizz, the way you go on, it's like you're Methuselah's older brother!
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quizzkid
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Post by quizzkid on Jan 25, 2009 20:29:00 GMT
Quizz, the way you go on, it's like you're Methuselah's older brother! From now on I'm going to start calling my kid brother that....
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rebecca
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Post by rebecca on Jan 26, 2009 1:03:29 GMT
Quizz, the way you go on, it's like you're Methuselah's older brother! From now on I'm going to start calling my kid brother that.... Let us know how he likes it. BTW, I thought it might interest you to know that your ancestor is included in American Literature courses. You know who I'm talking about? I needed a credit for an early American lit class. There is a test you can take so that you don't have to take the class, and he's included in both the anthologies I studied from and there were one or two questions on the test. This probably makes no sense at all, but...
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mmike
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Post by mmike on Jan 26, 2009 5:16:20 GMT
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jioffe
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Post by jioffe on Jan 26, 2009 16:10:04 GMT
BTW, I thought it might interest you to know that your ancestor is included in American Literature courses. You know who I'm talking about? Clark? Cheers, Jioffe
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jioffe
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Post by jioffe on Jan 26, 2009 16:18:42 GMT
Spoilsport! I guess it's better to know the truth but you feel such a fool... Link going to my US living ex-pat Brit mate who sent it to me! Cheers, Jioffe.
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rebecca
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Post by rebecca on Jan 26, 2009 16:50:21 GMT
BTW, I thought it might interest you to know that your ancestor is included in American Literature courses. You know who I'm talking about? Clark? Cheers, Jioffe I'm taking about a different auspicious relative (while certainly not minimizing the contribution to American lit of the one you suggest)!
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quizzkid
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Post by quizzkid on Jan 26, 2009 18:10:04 GMT
BTW, I thought it might interest you to know that your ancestor is included in American Literature courses. You know who I'm talking about? Clark? Cheers, Jioffe That's it, you bugger up on the Julie Andrews story and then try to divert the flak by picking on mild-mannered cousin Clark.
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quizzkid
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Post by quizzkid on Jan 26, 2009 18:10:51 GMT
From now on I'm going to start calling my kid brother that.... Let us know how he likes it. BTW, I thought it might interest you to know that your ancestor is included in American Literature courses. You know who I'm talking about? I needed a credit for an early American lit class. There is a test you can take so that you don't have to take the class, and he's included in both the anthologies I studied from and there were one or two questions on the test. This probably makes no sense at all, but... Rebecca, I presume you mean Mr and Mrs Rolfe and not Clark?
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Post by rebecca on Jan 26, 2009 18:15:36 GMT
Actually, I meant Mr. John Smith...
But who are Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe?
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quizzkid
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Post by quizzkid on Jan 26, 2009 19:35:06 GMT
Actually, I meant Mr. John Smith... But who are Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe? Further digging on my ancestral project actually takes me to John Rolfe and not John Smith. John Rolfe was a compatriot of John Smith, and was the one who married the native American!
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Post by rebecca on Jan 27, 2009 0:16:22 GMT
Actually, I meant Mr. John Smith... But who are Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe? Further digging on my ancestral project actually takes me to John Rolfe and not John Smith. John Rolfe was a compatriot of John Smith, and was the one who married the native American! Oh, I see. Well that's pretty good too, but I guess I have to take it back about the anthology! Are you a descendent of Pocahontas then, or related to him some other way? (and I'm amazed you've actually succeeded in tracing it all back that far)
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jioffe
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Post by jioffe on Jan 27, 2009 17:39:30 GMT
Clark? Cheers, Jioffe That's it, you bugger up on the Julie Andrews story and then try to divert the flak by picking on mild-mannered cousin Clark. Yeah, I know! Well I had to do something! Even more annoying, when I emailed my mate MMike's link, he said he already knew! Cheers, Jioffe.
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rebecca
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Post by rebecca on Jan 27, 2009 18:31:17 GMT
You were sabotaged!
(Snopes has ruined many a good time, I'm sure)
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Post by steelmonkey on Jan 28, 2009 3:04:14 GMT
and was the one who married the native American!---------How?
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