Yada, Yada, Yada! off to the U S of America for three weeks.

Harke the Apostle · Post by **Harke the Apostle** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:19 am

I'm going to New York (State) with a banjo on my knee.
I hope they don't throw me in jail for doing bad Condoleezza Rice impersonations...

[off off topic]:
Someone has been watching The Nanny too much. :s
http://www.moseshand.com/questions/p17ax.htm

El Scumbago · Post by **El Scumbago** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:46 am

I'm afraid the tickets will cost more than a banjo!

Harke the Apostle · Post by **Harke the Apostle** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:47 am

They've already been paid for.

El Scumbago · Post by **El Scumbago** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:50 am

So...what's the banjo for?

Harke the Apostle · Post by **Harke the Apostle** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:59 am

It's a song. Either Bugs bunny sang it, or Yosemite Sam, I don't remember.

Oh Susanna
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I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see
It rained all night the day I left
The weather it was dry
The sun so hot, I froze to death
Susanna, don't you cry

Oh, Susanna, oh don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

I had a dream the other night when everything was still
I thought I saw Susanna a-coming down the hill
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth
The tear was in her eye
Says I, I'm coming from the south
Susanna, don't you cry

Oh, Susanna, oh don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

I jumped aboard de telegraph and trabbled down de wire,
De 'lectric fluid magnified and killed hundreds in de fire.
De bull-gine bust, de horse run off, I really thought I'd die
I shut my eyes to hold my breath,
Susanna, don't you cry.

Oh, Susanna, oh don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

I soon will be in New Orleans, and then I'll look around
And when I find Susanna I will fall upon de ground
And if I do not find her, I know I'll surely die
And when I'm dead and buried, Susanna don't you cry.

Oh, Susanna, oh don't you cry for me
For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

I'd much rather go to Alabamba, but my friends and
S(ignificant) O(ther)'s parents don't live there.

El Scumbago · Post by **El Scumbago** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:13 am

So, you want to be a Loony Toon?...

Post by **Haplo** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:53 pm

The song's a lot older than television.

NexUmMonastica · Post by **NexUmMonastica** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:19 am

yup... about 250 years old

El Scumbago · Post by **El Scumbago** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:20 am

Eraser · Post by **Eraser** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:04 pm

bah! its new york, we'll give you a medal if you do a good rice(or anyone else in the administration) impression. Literally 2% of the population here likes that crowd and/or fits the stereotypical international image of americans.

Oh and ditch the banjo, or at least don't sing, you'll get your ass kicked or run over by a crazy cab driver. Unless you plan on hanging around times square in tighty whiteys...then you'll be a sensation for being a total creep.

Harke the Apostle · Post by **Harke the Apostle** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:55 pm

I haven't quite made it to Manhattan yet. I'm in Fresh Meadows, Queens at the moment. In plus minus ten minutes I'll have my beard trimmed next to the Kosher supermarket.
This neighborhood is a lot more Yada! Yada! than I thought.

IAMTHEEMPEROR · Post by **IAMTHEEMPEROR** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:29 pm

Stay out of the Bronx, unless you wanna see the zoo. And if you want to wear the shirt of an American Baseball team, definately do NOT wear a Red Sox shirt or you will, I repeat, WILL be shot. That's why I never go to NYC.

And yes, most of the stores in Chinatown DO have hidden backrooms where they sell illegal replica designer stuff, like purses and watches. Trust me, walk into a random store and look for a black curtain or something, or a piece of wall that can slide away like a door.

Harke the Apostle · Post by **Harke the Apostle** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:40 pm

IAMTHEEMPEROR wrote: And yes, most of the stores in Chinatown DO have hidden backrooms where they sell illegal replica designer stuff, like purses and watches. Trust me, walk into a random store and look for a black curtain or something, or a piece of wall that can slide away like a door.

Thank you for the tips, though I'm hardly the counterfeit article type.

P.S. Just have the beard done. Tipping the barber is something I have to get used too.

Eraser · Post by **Eraser** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:51 pm

IATE, where are you?

Harke the Apostle · Post by **Harke the Apostle** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:54 pm

I went to the observatory of The Empire State Building last night.