Tell us something really trivial about your life (Vol 28)
Discussion
My trip to deliver the courtesy car and fetch the poorly Cooper S last evening was marred by not having my truck - also poorly - where every button on the radio is set to different wavelengths of Radio 2. Instead I had the guvnor's Shogun and trailer ensemble set to his preferences of the sort of music my grandfather would have referred to as shrieking and caterwauling. So I decided to sing my repertoire of Beatles songs instead. In my mind that is all of them. Imagine my disappointment when I couldn't sing the first one I attempted, When I'm 64. (I have to sing it now as next year I won't be entitled to sing it anymore.) It was more than disappointing as I am of the generation who were thought to have been genetically engineered to know all Beatles' lyrics. I guess we weren't.
So, cutting to the chase, and knowing full well I could look them up, I tried to work out the lyrics to Rocky Racoon. Why? I hear you ask. I think it was the VW Camper full of hippies that went past on the M5 that set me off. After some time I managed to reassemble the song right through to near the end before coming a cropper. I can only get as far as Rocky falling back in his room after being seen by the doctor. What happens then? Someone checks out. Is it Gideon? I'm guessing the song was largely McCartney's and so you can actually work out some lyrics because of his simple rhymes but I'm stuck. Can anyone help? You're not allowed to look it up. That's cheating.
So, cutting to the chase, and knowing full well I could look them up, I tried to work out the lyrics to Rocky Racoon. Why? I hear you ask. I think it was the VW Camper full of hippies that went past on the M5 that set me off. After some time I managed to reassemble the song right through to near the end before coming a cropper. I can only get as far as Rocky falling back in his room after being seen by the doctor. What happens then? Someone checks out. Is it Gideon? I'm guessing the song was largely McCartney's and so you can actually work out some lyrics because of his simple rhymes but I'm stuck. Can anyone help? You're not allowed to look it up. That's cheating.
g3org3y said:
Had a new hedge trimmer delivered today. With luck (weather permitting and if my ladder is delivered), will get the chance to use it tomorrow.
This gardening lark is quite fun.
How's your garden on the weed front?This gardening lark is quite fun.
One of the best bits of gardening kit I've ever bought is one of these:
I have an area where I purposely grow weeds and brambles so I can attack them a couple of times a year with the bugger.
Bloody marvellous it is.
Bomma220 said:
How's your garden on the weed front?
One of the best bits of gardening kit I've ever bought is one of these:
I have an area where I purposely grow weeds and brambles so I can attack them a couple of times a year with the bugger.
Bloody marvellous it is.
Lots of moss and quite a few dry patches related to shade caused by the big trees. Jagnet has kindly suggested some grass seed that is especially suited to low light, so will hopefully give that a go at some point.One of the best bits of gardening kit I've ever bought is one of these:
I have an area where I purposely grow weeds and brambles so I can attack them a couple of times a year with the bugger.
Bloody marvellous it is.
Cut the lawn for the first time last Saturday with the new lawn mower.
Bomma220 said:
How's your garden on the weed front?
One of the best bits of gardening kit I've ever bought is one of these:
I have an area where I purposely grow weeds and brambles so I can attack them a couple of times a year with the bugger.
Bloody marvellous it is.
Is it the same one you keep in the car for Road Rage Calming purposes? One of the best bits of gardening kit I've ever bought is one of these:
I have an area where I purposely grow weeds and brambles so I can attack them a couple of times a year with the bugger.
Bloody marvellous it is.
Open sunroof, stand on seats, clip weed burner into Lewis Gun swivel mount and adopt your Don't F
k With Me face? Don't deny it, we've seen you do it.
DickyC said:
Can anyone help? You're not allowed to look it up. That's cheating.
Now somewhere in the Black mining Hills of DakotaThere lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon,
And one day his woman ran off with another guy,
Hit young Rocky in the eye.
Rocky didn't like that
He said, "I'm gonna get that boy".
So one day he walked into town
Booked himself a room in the local saloon.
Rocky Raccoon checked into his room,
Only to find Gideon's Bible.
Rocky had come, equipped with a gun,
To shoot off the legs of his rival.
His rival it seems, had broken his dreams,
By stealing the girl of his fancy.
Her name was Magill, and she called herself Lil,
But everyone knew her as Nancy.
Now she and her man, who called himself Dan,
Were in the next room at the hoe down.
Rocky burst in, and grinning a grin,
He said, "Danny boy, this is a showdown".
But Daniel was hot, he drew first and shot,
And Rocky collapsed in the corner.
Now the doctor came in, stinking of gin,
And proceeded to lie on the table.
He said, "Rocky, you met your match".
And Rocky said, "Doc, it's only a scratch.
And I'll be better, I'll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able".
Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room,
Only to find Gideon's Bible.
Gideon checked out, and he left it, no doubt,
To help with good Rocky's revival.
I didn't look it up. I asked Mrs B to do it
DickyC said:
Is it the same one you keep in the car for Road Rage Calming purposes?
Open sunroof, stand on seats, clip weed burner into Lewis Gun swivel mount and adopt your Don't Fk With Me face?
Don't deny it, we've seen you do it.
I do have to exercise caution with it these days, the mount is eighty-odd years old.Open sunroof, stand on seats, clip weed burner into Lewis Gun swivel mount and adopt your Don't F
k With Me face? Don't deny it, we've seen you do it.
I need to replace the swivel pin with a stainless steel one. Should be good to go again then.
Bomma220 said:
Now somewhere in the Black mining Hills of Dakota
There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon,
And one day his woman ran off with another guy,
Hit young Rocky in the eye.
Rocky didn't like that
He said, "I'm gonna get that boy".
So one day he walked into town
Booked himself a room in the local saloon.
Rocky Raccoon checked into his room,
Only to find Gideon's Bible.
Rocky had come, equipped with a gun,
To shoot off the legs of his rival.
His rival it seems, had broken his dreams,
By stealing the girl of his fancy.
Her name was Magill, and she called herself Lil,
But everyone knew her as Nancy.
Now she and her man, who called himself Dan,
Were in the next room at the hoe down.
Rocky burst in, and grinning a grin,
He said, "Danny boy, this is a showdown".
But Daniel was hot, he drew first and shot,
And Rocky collapsed in the corner.
Now the doctor came in, stinking of gin,
And proceeded to lie on the table.
He said, "Rocky, you met your match".
And Rocky said, "Doc, it's only a scratch.
And I'll be better, I'll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able".
Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room,
Only to find Gideon's Bible.
Gideon checked out, and he left it, no doubt,
To help with good Rocky's revival.
I didn't look it up. I asked Mrs B to do it
Marvellous. Apart from thinking it was 'Black Mountain Hills' I was spot on right to the end where the reason I couldn't get it was because I was trying to make sense of, 'Gideon checked out and left in no doubt to help with good Rocky's revival. This because left in no doubt to help doesn't make sense. It's not 'in' it's 'it' where 'it' is the Bible. Equilibrium restored. Thanks.There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon,
And one day his woman ran off with another guy,
Hit young Rocky in the eye.
Rocky didn't like that
He said, "I'm gonna get that boy".
So one day he walked into town
Booked himself a room in the local saloon.
Rocky Raccoon checked into his room,
Only to find Gideon's Bible.
Rocky had come, equipped with a gun,
To shoot off the legs of his rival.
His rival it seems, had broken his dreams,
By stealing the girl of his fancy.
Her name was Magill, and she called herself Lil,
But everyone knew her as Nancy.
Now she and her man, who called himself Dan,
Were in the next room at the hoe down.
Rocky burst in, and grinning a grin,
He said, "Danny boy, this is a showdown".
But Daniel was hot, he drew first and shot,
And Rocky collapsed in the corner.
Now the doctor came in, stinking of gin,
And proceeded to lie on the table.
He said, "Rocky, you met your match".
And Rocky said, "Doc, it's only a scratch.
And I'll be better, I'll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able".
Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room,
Only to find Gideon's Bible.
Gideon checked out, and he left it, no doubt,
To help with good Rocky's revival.
I didn't look it up. I asked Mrs B to do it
The bit I struggled with in When I'm 64 is the bit leading up to 'children on your knee, Vera, Chuck and Dave.'
Every summer we can rent a cottage on the isle of Wight
If it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
la la la children on your knee,
Vera, Chuck and Dave.
What's the la la la?
'soon there'll be' ?
Nope, not getting it.
It's a worry.
DickyC said:
The bit I struggled with in When I'm 64 is the bit leading up to 'children on your knee, Vera, Chuck and Dave.'
Every summer we can rent a cottage on the isle of Wight
If it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
la la la children on your knee,
Vera, Chuck and Dave.
What's the la la la?
'soon there'll be' ?
Nope, not getting it.
It's a worry.
It's 'Grandchildren'Every summer we can rent a cottage on the isle of Wight
If it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
la la la children on your knee,
Vera, Chuck and Dave.
What's the la la la?
'soon there'll be' ?
Nope, not getting it.
It's a worry.
Grandchildren on your knee
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