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demmiblue

(36,876 posts) Tue Oct 29, 2019, 02:16 PM Oct 2019

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They changed the ABC song to clarify the LMNOP part, and it is life ruining.

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Just, no... LMNOP is half the fun of the song!

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They changed the ABC song to clarify the LMNOP part, and it is life ruining. (Original Post) demmiblue Oct 2019 OP

That's a crime - to my ears. It sounds crooked and doesn't work without LMNOP. yonder Oct 2019 #1

"Curly is a dope!" louis-t Oct 2019 #2

Sure enough. I never caught that before. yonder Oct 2019 #3

I think Gene Vincent took some inspiration from this musette_sf Oct 2019 #7

Changing the ABC song borders on sacrilege. TomSlick Oct 2019 #4

I'd accept a little wombat. n/t Harker Oct 2019 #11

A wombat with fleece as white as snow? TomSlick Oct 2019 #14

Time for a total rewrite! Harker Oct 2019 #15

Sacrilege! TomSlick Oct 2019 #16

Don't give me any ideas. n/t Harker Oct 2019 #17

The Mad Magazine version was very good jmowreader Oct 2019 #18

That's just wrong. TomSlick Oct 2019 #19

NO! sakabatou Oct 2019 #5

so instead of LMNOP musette_sf Oct 2019 #6

Who is the "they" that... 3catwoman3 Oct 2019 #8

liberals! the left!!! Demovictory9 Oct 2019 #10

And pretty soon, they'll be taking over Christmas...again. yonder Oct 2019 #12

... Demovictory9 Oct 2019 #9

Who is this "they"? femmocrat Oct 2019 #13

yonder

(9,671 posts)

1. That's a crime - to my ears. It sounds crooked and doesn't work without LMNOP.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 02:37 PM

Oct 2019

They could've changed it to this:

louis-t

(23,297 posts)

2. "Curly is a dope!"

Reply to yonder (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 02:41 PM

Oct 2019

My favorite part.

yonder

(9,671 posts)

3. Sure enough. I never caught that before.

Reply to louis-t (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 02:53 PM

Oct 2019

I like the swing that starts with the 2 modulation. Maybe that's what the OP's new version needs too?

musette_sf

(10,204 posts)

7. I think Gene Vincent took some inspiration from this

Reply to yonder (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 10:39 PM

Oct 2019

TomSlick

(11,108 posts)

4. Changing the ABC song borders on sacrilege.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 10:17 PM

Oct 2019

What's next, changing Mary Had a Little Lamb? This is a dangerous slippery slope.

Harker

(14,033 posts)

11. I'd accept a little wombat. n/t

Reply to TomSlick (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 11:53 PM

Oct 2019

TomSlick

(11,108 posts)

14. A wombat with fleece as white as snow?

Reply to Harker (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 30, 2019, 11:53 PM

Oct 2019

I don't think so.

Harker

(14,033 posts)

15. Time for a total rewrite!

Reply to TomSlick (Reply #14)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 12:10 AM

Oct 2019

Mary had a little wombat...

It's tail was short and stubby...

(It's a start.)

TomSlick

(11,108 posts)

16. Sacrilege!

Reply to Harker (Reply #15)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 12:12 AM

Oct 2019

What's next? Rewriting John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt?

Harker

(14,033 posts)

17. Don't give me any ideas. n/t

Reply to TomSlick (Reply #16)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 12:21 AM

Oct 2019

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)

18. The Mad Magazine version was very good

Reply to TomSlick (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 12:44 AM

Oct 2019

Mary had a little lamb
Its fleece was white as snow
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go

But Mary found the price of meat
Had soared, which didn't please her.
Tonight she's having leg of lamb
The rest is in the freezer.

TomSlick

(11,108 posts)

19. That's just wrong.

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #18)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 12:46 AM

Oct 2019

sakabatou

(42,170 posts)

5. NO!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 10:35 PM

Oct 2019

musette_sf

(10,204 posts)

6. so instead of LMNOP

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 10:36 PM

Oct 2019

it's QRSTU. How ridiculous.

3catwoman3

(24,032 posts)

8. Who is the "they" that...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 11:41 PM

Oct 2019

...did this. Bah, humbug!

Demovictory9

(32,472 posts)

10. liberals! the left!!!

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 11:46 PM

Oct 2019

yonder

(9,671 posts)

12. And pretty soon, they'll be taking over Christmas...again.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 30, 2019, 09:36 AM

Oct 2019

Demovictory9

(32,472 posts)

9. ...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 11:45 PM

Oct 2019

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

13. Who is this "they"?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2019, 10:32 AM

Oct 2019

“They” need a time out on the chair in the corner!

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