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Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Oh, So It’s Memes You Want, Eh?
Well, then, have one on your Curmudgeon! And this one will be really nasty. You see, it's an exploration of your least favorite "inner resident:" your skull DJ.
1. What's the last popular tune that got stuck in your head?
(For your Curmudgeon, it was "Shall We Dance?" from The King & I.)
2. What popular tunes do you most dread to hear, because they get stuck in your head?
(Your Curmudgeon is particularly vulnerable to two...gasp!...Barry Manilow tunes: "Copacabana" and "American Bandstand.")
3. When last you were in a commercial establishment, and their "courtesy" music caused a tune to get stuck in your head:
a. Where were you?
(Your Curmudgeon was in a Burger King in Shirley, NY.)
b. What was the tune?
(A Muzak version of the main theme to Anton Dvorak's New World Symphony, done by a saxophone combo, to a samba beat. No kidding.)
c. Did you complete the transaction you'd gone there for, or did you flee screaming and vowing never to return?
(The latter.)
4. When last a television commercial caused a tune to get stuck in your head:
a. What was the commercial for?
(Carvel ice cream cakes)
b. What was the tune?
(The "garden respite" theme from Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker")
c. Did you shrug it off, or vow never again to patronize the establishment?
(The former, but it was hard.)
5. What is your usual recourse when a tune gets irritatingly, stubbornly, maddeningly stuck in your head?
(Your Curmudgeon usually pours himself a drink. A big one.)
6. What five bloggers would you like to afflict, ah, infect with this meme?
- Curt at North Western Winds (Don't flinch, Curt, you knew it was coming),
- Ith of Absinthe & Cookies,
- Mark Alger of Baby Troll Blog,
- Russ Wardlow at Mean Mr. Mustard,
- and Scott Chaffin, The Fat Guy.
HAH!
"Never get into a land war in Asia, and never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line!" -- William Goldman, The Princess Bride.
"... and never try to match nuisances with a Curmudgeon!" -- Me.
Comments
Gee, thanks.
I think I may sic Dolly on you.
M
Posted by Mark Alger on 06/08/2005 at 09:29 AMYou’re a horrible man, Francis, speaking as one who is extremely easily ‘programmed’.
Posted by on 06/08/2005 at 11:23 AMMark, siccing Dolly on “our Curmudgeon” is a threat? Granted her friendship and favors are best savored on the same level one would a vintage Scotch, or the finest of cigars from Havana. Then again, if anyone can make the earworm turn, Dolly would do it (wonders if she ,would be softly humming commercial jingles while answering the questions)
On the other hand it had to be passed on, ‘cause as everyone knows, “A meme is a terrible thing to waste.”
Posted by GuyS on 06/08/2005 at 11:24 AMHey sneaky.
You know I’m an excessive compulsive type.
And you knew you didn’t need to ping me since you know I read you daily.
Well I fooled you!
Thanks to my oldsheimers I can’t remember the last time this happened. And certainly none of the details brought up by the survey.
In fact, I think I might welcome the return of this affliction of my youth as that may mean I was on the road to recovery!
But I am partial to uh, er, It had to be you . Took a few minutes (no kidding) to remember.
Posted by Pascal on 06/08/2005 at 03:04 PM
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