tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15937405.post9036663260657867163..comments2023-10-31T07:54:06.440-07:00Comments on Amazing Voyages of the <i>Turtle</i>: Sandra Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15937405.post-65430861288408760862009-05-14T14:11:00.000-07:002009-05-14T14:11:00.000-07:00Hmmm. It was "something-something, you'll look so...Hmmm. It was "something-something, you'll look so debonair. Watch out! The gals'll all pursue ya - they'll love to get their fingers in your hair."<br /><br />Imagine all the deep thoughts I could entertain if my mind weren't crammed with jingles from the sixties (fifties?)Sandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15937405.post-53862444708943755242009-05-14T13:57:00.000-07:002009-05-14T13:57:00.000-07:00I do remember that one-- but I think there was a s...I do remember that one-- but I think there was a second line, which I can't recall. When I tried "singing" it in my head it always morphed into "Ukulele Lady" (the part about "where the tricky wicki-wackies woo"....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15937405.post-38111525806140485402009-05-14T08:57:00.000-07:002009-05-14T08:57:00.000-07:00John, do you remember "Brylcreem, a little dab'll ...John, do you remember "Brylcreem, a little dab'll do ya"? It was probably in the junk drawer because it could be used to grease squeaky cupboard doors.Sandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15937405.post-72519063640977469682009-05-14T08:37:00.000-07:002009-05-14T08:37:00.000-07:0050 Words blog is interesting-- & speaking of t...50 Words blog is interesting-- & speaking of that: Brylcreem-- I remember that stuff; we used to have a tube of it in the obligatory kitchen junk drawer-- why was it there & not in the medicine cabinet? Who knows.<br /><br />Really like the Steinbeck story. He & Wilson make a grand pair.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15937405.post-13693515421465755352009-05-14T06:51:00.000-07:002009-05-14T06:51:00.000-07:00You're welcome, Virginia, and thank you for the op...You're welcome, Virginia, and thank you for the opportunity. I see it as a daily jump start for my writing engine.<br /><br />René, I should maybe have mentioned that the whole dialogue in the supermarket was interior, but since we never can be sure of these things....I look forward to reading your similar, quite different piece. Heh.Sandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15937405.post-28365877648843664892009-05-14T06:23:00.000-07:002009-05-14T06:23:00.000-07:00this was a hoot... though I did get a tiny bit wor...this was a hoot... though I did get a tiny bit worried about you in the grocery store. :) I have a similar (well, quite different) piece in my notebook I'll be transcribing soon. I hope they keep each other, and you, very good company.René Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466559054624950270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15937405.post-16903546953923711502009-05-14T05:04:00.000-07:002009-05-14T05:04:00.000-07:00Thanks for recommending First 50 Words here, and f...Thanks for recommending First 50 Words here, and for coming over there to write with me. It's a few moments of play with words every day for me, and always great to know that someone who enjoys the activity as much as I do.Virginiahttp://first50.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com