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Monday Sammy (an elegy upon the death of Sam)



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Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:09 pm
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Emerson says...



I told Sam (username is that, not Sam-Crysi, or anyone else. hah) that if she died I would cry and write her an elegy to the tune of Yankie Doodle:

Monday Sammy died of flu,
while writing up a story.
She coughed and bled and choked on spit,
but died with such great glory!

Someday Sammy, don't loose hope!
Someday Sammy, glory!
We all knew you were the best
and secretly a Tory!


^_^ sing it! It actually works.
Last edited by Emerson on Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:45 pm
Via says...



Haha, very cute.

However, "chocked" is not a word and I am assuming you meant "choked" :)
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Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:46 pm
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curse my spelling. Fire fox doesn't catch that? :lol: thanks Meg.
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Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:50 pm
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Leja says...



We all knew you were the best


*flail* I can't make the beats work for this line!


Although I hope Sam stays alive and well, this was very cute, Suz ^^
  





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Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:00 am
Emerson says...



That is a strange line. I found you can do it either that way or "We all knew that you were the best." The way I have it is seven beats, and it is seven beats in the song, but it works with eight beats? It's weird. I was fighting with it.

Yeah, she's sickly, but not near death. Haha.
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Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:04 am
Leja says...



Oh, I see. Accent the We. I was accenting the all, and that's why I was having problems XD
  





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Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:24 am
Areida says...



Ooh, me likey. This is so catchy. Only, don't die, Sambo! That would be extremely vexing. XD
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Lol, very funny. :lol: Choking on spit... ew-eth.

My only thing is that the last line, "secretly a Tory" just seems to have been thrown in there for the sake of the rhyme. Just a bit random, sa? Though as I can't give you another word to rhyme with "story", you might want to just ignore me. :wink:
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Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:37 pm
Emerson says...



Haha, no, as weird as it is, Tory fits. I suppose you would have to know how outrageously nerdy she is (and as a result, I am) with history. Sure, she's radically patriotic as well, but she loves England. xD
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Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:27 pm
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I get the history connections, yes, but Tory is to do with politics, so that leaves me trailing and clicking heels from the gate onwards, I'm afraid.
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