A 'How Many' ditty for Tuesday Platform
How Many?
How many sailors
does it take to change a light bulb
How many preachers
does it take to change one's habits
How many Twinkles
does it take to make Sailor sick
How many wait staff
does it take to carry six coffee mugs
How many opticians
does it take to change a light bulb
One
One or two
Two or one
Three or two
Patience
Geniuses unite!
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. - Photo and Poem (ditty) Copyright © 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved
. - Today I'm linked with Kerry O'Connor
Note:
I've had this Earworm bugging me all week. I thought I might use Mark Twain's help, by adopting the tactic that his character, the conductor, used in his short story, "Punch, brothers, punch." (Link -- read Twain's story here, please click). The conductor could not help himself from singing this ditty until he finally passed it on to one of his passengers.The little song went like this:
Conductor, when you receive a fare,
Punch in the presence of the passenjare!
A blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare,
A buff trip slip for a six-cent fare,
A pink trip slip for a three-cent fare,
Punch in the presence of the passenjare!
Punch in the presence of the passenjare!
A blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare,
A buff trip slip for a six-cent fare,
A pink trip slip for a three-cent fare,
Punch in the presence of the passenjare!
CHORUS
Punch, brothers! punch with care!
Punch in the presence of the passenjare!
Punch in the presence of the passenjare!
Labels: Ditty Poem, Humor(?), Poem, Story, Tuesday Platform, Twain
posted by Jim @ 3/29/2016 11:14:00 PM
8 comments
8 Comments:
Patience is a most needful virtue in adulthood.
Oh, Jim, this was delicious. It had me smiling from beginning to end.
Love this Jim!!! Patience is a virtue not too many have these days of microwaves and hair dryers.
LOL, I love your humor, Jim. This made me chuckle.
I am going to be very careful to only glance at that earworm as I can already see its compelling nature, Jim. The poem is very sweet--I especially like the preachers changing a habit! Very clever. All fun. Take care and thanks for kind comment. k.
You were wise, K, to avoid studying the poem. At the end of his Punch, Brothers, Punch story, published in the "New York ---------" back in the 1800's and linked above, warned his readers.
His warning:
"... Why did I write this article? It was for a worthy, even a noble, purpose. It was to warn you, reader, if you should came across those merciless rhymes, to avoid them--avoid them as you would a pestilence.
-THE END-"
Mark Twain |Samuel Clemens' short story: Punch, Brothers, Punch
ROTFL - this is so adorable! It made me giggle.
Patience...Oh I don't have nearly enough.
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