18 Jul 2010
A Haliborange overdose is perhaps not the right way
Sealclubbing lifts the title and the bit at the end from the poptastic David Essex’s 1982 Me And My Girl (Night-Clubbing). Of course in this day and age the term makes more headlines for (not) being an iPhone app. Thanks to Martin, Nigel and Sarah
See lyrics to Sealclubbing
14 Letters Sent:
Two Fat Feet
‘me pension’ rather than ‘my pension?’
Jul 19th, 2010
Chris The Siteowner
Ah, now we get into trying to spell an interviewee’s laugh. I’m never sure what the policy should be here, and I certainly won’t claim the site is consistent on this topic. OK… ‘me’ it is.
Jul 19th, 2010
Colin
Not a comment or correction but an observation: the line “you can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead mate” comes from a classic Laurel and Hardy episode. But which one?
Jul 19th, 2010
Ricardo
Brats. Notable for being one of only two Laurel and Hardy films without any other actors, this is the only version I could find online. It’s one of those colour restoration jobs – and from about two minutes in, the picture freezes, so the sound runs about thirty seconds ahead of the action for the rest of the film. Anyway, Stan Laurel can be heard speaking the relevant line from about 7.20 in.
Another quote the line always reminds me of is one of Dorothy Parker’s:
“You can lead a horse to water
But you can’t make him drink.
You can lead a horticulture
But you can’t make her think.”
Jul 19th, 2010
Third rate Les
I think it’s “sir”, written without a capital.
Jul 19th, 2010
Two Fat Feet
Now that’s just being picky, Les.
Jul 19th, 2010
Third rate Les
Thank you!
Jul 20th, 2010
Mr Larrington
I’d always heard it as “do you be indigestion”, but then I’m a cloth-eared git.
Jul 20th, 2010
Poolio
I’ve always heard / sung it as:
That’s the third biro that you’ve broken all day, I can not wait…
And (final line)
Oh paradise…
Jul 21st, 2010
Matt Lee
It’s “That’s the third biro that you’ve broke and all day I cannot wait”
Jul 23rd, 2010
Mr Galbraith
The last line – possibly ‘me and my girl – ooh paradise’? Combination of muddy production and my age-related mutton-ness could well make me wrong…
Jul 24th, 2010
dagenham dave
I agree with Mr Galbraith regarding the ‘ooh paradise’ line
Jul 25th, 2010
Chief Exec
That’s the third biro that you’ve broken; all day I can not wait
In my opinion.
Aug 26th, 2010
dave trebble
Is the last line not “in paradise”
May 4th, 2011
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