Give me a big hug, honey

Cool story. I hope somebody will give me a last hurrah like that when I'm at that point.

KC, you mean you're not at that point yet?

Hmmmm. Must have you confused with Gus.

Definitely an Octopus's garden, right?

awwwwwwwww, i wanna live in an octupus' garden

<smile> How many arms does Mr. Dimples have, ehBeth?

Guess we'd all need a yellow submarine to get a look at all sixteen arms.

I knew a guy like that once, arms and tentacles everywhere! Yuck!! I threatened to make sushi out of him, [/I]then he finally left me alone. Actually, he was so slimy, I don't think he'd have stayed inside of the nori! I'm having trouble typing about it, thinking about what Sam would call protosimian pond scum. I really think he came from the very bottom of the scum, myself.

To top it all off, he had the audacity to ask, "Well, if you won't come home with me, can you buy me a drink?" I almost kicked him in the nadgers! However, being the lady I am, I just left him amidst the laughter of the crowed club. I never returned to that club, either.

OK, Letty. Here's a Broadway song composed by Harold Rome for the musical, Fanny, starring Ezio Pinza , Walter Slezak, and Florence Henderson, made to order for Aurora and her sweetie. I thought I should share it with you. I wish you could hear the tune. It's one of those that stays with you all day.

I'm in love with an octopus
A curly girlie octopus
I'll be true
To her lips of blue
And those 8 loving arms around me.

The catfish howl, the dogfish growl
the starfish twinkle an eye
As she flows gracefully by

And she's mine, all mine
Every identical tentacle mine.

I'm in love with an octopus
A slinky, inky octopus
Take me back to her cheeks of black
And those 8 loving arms around me.
Those slippery cold
Wiggly bold
8 loving arms around me.

(No. Ezio didn't sing it. Some other guy did.)

Hey, Wi. Tell Sam to play it again, and he can win a free ticket to Casablanca .

Raggedy, besides Moby Dick, "Oh thou damn-ed whale", I like this one:






CHORUS:
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya', lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo

There was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagaskar
She would kiss me, any time that I would ask her
Then one evening her flame of love blew out
Blow me down and pick me up!
She swapped me for a trout.

CHORUS

There was Typhoon Tessie, met her on the coast of Java
When we kissed I, bubbled up like molten lava
Then she gave me, the scare of my young life
Blow me down and pick me up!
She was the captain's wife.

CHORUS

There was Harpoon Hannah, had a face that made me shudder
Lips like fishhooks, and a nose just like a rudder
Since I kissed her, and held her tenderly,
There's no sea monster big enough
To ever frighten me.

CHORUS

There was Hannah's sister, had a look that spelled out "Danger"
My heart quivered, when she whispered "Hi there, stranger"
Bought her trinkets, that sailors can't afford
And when I spent my last red cent
She threw me overboard


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"We're not pirates! We're...redistribution economists!"
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Good article, Letty. I particularly liked the line Spermatophores were seen hanging from J-1's siphon.

That exact thing happened to me the first time I saw Matilda!

Oh Letty, J-1 and his lovely Aurora make a wonderful story of love. Just think of all the loving and fondling those octopi were enjoying!!

Changing colors is soooo cool. Maybe Aurora's aura did that to him.

Gus, I do wish there were a song for Grant Wood. You are such a darlin' American Gothic.

HOWEVER, All that I can think of is:

Swamp fox,
Swamp fox,
Tail on his hat,
Nobody knows
Where the swamp fox is at?

See what you did? You made me end a sentence with a preposition.

Diane, It is so great to see you back.

Can't think of a sweeter fish in the deep blue sea.

I think those belly dancing outfits are sooooo cute. Wonder how I'd look in one? Finger cymbols are a problem though. I know, I tried a pair once.

If Sam goes to Casablanca, I wanna go too.
I wouldn't trust Sam there alone, especially at Rick's.
I know what happens in places like that!!

Letty, love, you always say the kindest things.
I've been in Connecticut for a couple of weeks getting things cleared out and to see my sons. Great trip but it's so good to be home.

Ah, Wi, You be funny. It's so good to be cheered up by you guys. I needed it tonight.

For all you creature lovers..............................................

Beware of the African clawed frog...and the poisonous snail....

Must do something about chicken legs...

Goes off singing,

There ain't nobody here but us chickens,
There ain't nobody here but us,
So calm yourselves,
and hush your stuff,
There ain't nobody here but us..

Raggedy, my dear friend in puzzledom....You are sooooo multi faceted....gone for the moment.

Letty, love, you always say the kindest things.
I've been in Connecticut for a couple of weeks getting things cleared out and to see my sons. Great trip but it's so good to be home.

I'll e-mail you tomorrow, honey....all kinds of news...old and new...


Goodnight for now

Letty, you should go comment on my poem. I wrote it to impress you.

Sweet love story Letty, I'll never think of octopus (octopi) in the same way again.

Hello Letty

I saw the name of the thread, your name & I figured YOU must have needed a big hug! OK, I thought, I'd be more than happy to do that.
Here's a hug for you, anyway!

((((HUG )))))