so my SO called me from work, had to tell me stupid repuke stunt...

[madmom]

my SO works in a blue collar industry and the repuke in question says he's repuke because his ancestors came over from Poland, 3 generations ago, and told them they had to vote repuke. So this guy is walking around singing and says to my SO, I'm feeling really patriotic today, have you ever felt that way? My SO "well, no not lately", repuke "well I feel like sing the national anthem, not to many people know the words to that song any more" and starts singing America the Beautiful.:banghead:

[Swede]

1. Shouldn't he be patrolling the streets of Baghdad?

nt

[YOY]

2. These are people who feel proud they fell out of a vagina on American territory

not because they have actually done anything worthwhile for the country.

"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." is bewildering to them. The do nothing but spout how proud they are.

Pride comes from accomplishment.

[donsu]

13. believe me! babies do not "fall out" of vaginas

the operative word is 'pushed'. pushed out under extreme pain of long duration.

it's not fun - on whatever country's land.

[YOY]

16. As a witness to this 9 months ago I do concur and was not trying to belittle it

Mrs. YOY I am sure does concur and little YOYette is just fine.



The point was that pride does not come from being born on any piece of land, but from acomplishment.

On edit: Also feel free to look at what the YOYs have been reading!

[donsu]

20. what a sweetie pie!

I just couldn't let that 'falling out' go by :)

[hootinholler]

21. You've obviously not seen

"The Meaning of Life"

:evilgrin:

-Hoot

[Cabcere]

22. LOL!

"Oh, get that one for me, would ya Dierdre?" :P

[hootinholler]

24. Every sperm is saaacrrred

Every sperm is greaaat.
If a sperm is wasted,
God gets quite irate!


:lol:

-Hoot

[Warpy]

3. If only that were the national anthem

instead of the war glorifying, unsingable nightmare we're stuck with.

(insert favorite Polish joke here)

It's really a pity that such stupid people are too stupid to recognize how stupid they are.

[TechBear_Seattle]

8. "The Star Spangled Banner" ain't all that pretty

Aside from the fact that the melody is nigh on impossible to sing sober (it is actually a British drinking song), the lyrics are pretty gruesome:

O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen thro’ the mist of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream
’Tis the star-spangled banner. Oh! long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation,
Blest with vict’ry and peace, may the Heav’n-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our Trust"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

[kineneb]

17. I prefer the original lyrics

The Anacreontic Song

To Anacreon in Heav'n, where he sat in full glee,
A few Sons of Harmony sent a petition;
That he their Inspirer and Patron wou'd be;
When this answer arrived from the Jolly Old Grecian;
"Voice, Fiddle, and Flute,
No longer be mute,
I'll lend you my name and inspire you to boot,
And besides I'll instruct you like me, to intwine,
The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

The news through Olympus immediately flew;
When Old Thunder pretended to give himself airs.
If these Mortals are suffered their scheme to pursue,
The Devil, a Goddess, will stay above stairs.
"Hark," already they cry,
"In transports of joy,
Away to the Sons of Anacreon we'll fly.
And besides I'll instruct you like me, to intwine,
The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine.

The Yellow-Haired God and his nine lusty Maids,
From Helion's banks will incontinent flee,
Idalia will boast but of tenantless Shades,
And the bi-forked hill a mere desert will be.
My Thunder no fear on't,
Shall soon do it's errand,
And damme I'll swing the Ringleaders I warrant,
I'll trim the young dogs, for thus daring to twine,
The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

Apollo rose up and said, "Pry'thee ne'er quarrel,
Good sing of the Gods with my Vot'ries below:
Your Thunder is useless"--then showing his laurel,
Cry'd "Sic evitable fulmen" you know!
"Then over each head
My laurels I'll spread
So my sons from your Crackers no mischief shall dread,
While snug in their clubroom, they jovially twine,
The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine.'

Next Momus got up with his risible Phiz
And swore with Apollo he'd cheerfully join--
'The full tide of Harmony still shall be his,
But the Song, and the Catch, and the Laugh,
shall be mine.
Then Jove be not jealous
Of these honest fellows,"
Cry'd Jove, "We relent since the truth you now tell us;
And swear by Old Styx, that they long shall intwine,
The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

Ye Sons of Anacreon then join hand in hand;
Preserve Unanimity, Friendship, and Love!
'Tis yours to support what's so happily plann'd;
You've the sanction of Gods, and the Fiat of Jove.
While thus we agree,
Our toast let it be:
"May our Club flourish Happy, United, and Free!
And long may the Sons of Anacreon intwine,
The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

Words and .jpg of orginal music at:
http://www.bcpl.net/~etowner/anacreon.html

music history geek /off

[TechBear_Seattle]

19. And I thought TSSB was challenging!

Thanks for the text. :hi:

[Poiuyt]

4. Did anyone tell him what the national anthem is?

[11 Bravo]

5. If ignorance is bliss, that is one happy repuke.

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. Could have been worse...

At least he didn't lauch a few verses of Nearer My God to Thee. :hi:

[TechBear_Seattle]

7. Heh, nice story

I was once asked to challenged "prove" my patriotism by giving the verses of the National Anthem. I did... all four verses of them. The idiot didn't know that there was anything more than the one verse sung at the start of sporting events. :rofl:

[muffin1]

9. My repuke boss...

I've referred to him a couple of times here on DU already. I can't help it! I work with him everyday...ten hours a day...for four years!!!!!
He recently laid off four of our managers. Repuke then heard through the General Manager that the laid off managers were not getting along too well.
Apparently, they are somewhat depressed at losing their jobs. Even though the economy is so great!:sarcasm:

This repuke asshole then says (mostly for my benefit), that they are probably depressed because they are "leftist liberals" used to living off the GOVERNMENT TEAT! These managers worked for years for him...again, ten hours a day...usually alone (read "no breaks")...for minimal pay...for many years!

Thanks for letting me rant!
:rant:

Oh, even though he pays the employees as little as possible (most minimum wage), he lives in a GATED COMMUNITY!:mad:

[TlalocW]

10. Oh, God... the Polack jokes are true

What makes it worse is that I'm Polish as well... Maybe that's why I never understood them. :)

TlalocW

[TechBear_Seattle]

11. Truer than you might want to think

Take, for one example, the Polish government's investigation into whether or not Tinky Winky promotes "the homosexual agenda":

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/05/052807poland.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/en_nm/poland_teletubbies_dc_1

DU discussion

[TlalocW]

14. I'd read that but

I'm too busy looking for the recipe for ice cubes so I can make a cold pack to put on all my sores from practicing javelin catching this morning.

TlalocW

[tjwash]

12. Has he ever been checked for torettes syndrome?

And I'm not joking. It sounds like he might have a mild case of it...

[liberalitch]

15. Well, I ALWAYS thought that "Oh, Beautiful" would be a better anthem....

But seeing the current occupant of the Bully Pulpit, you can't argue with some tune writen by some guy hiding under a tarp while other's were fighting and dying around him.

[ComerPerro]

18. Classic

[Kurovski]

23. They might want to test that one for drug abuse.