Matthew- "> Lol, not REALLY old like you. " HMMMPH!! :-)
Yeah, I love stuff like that too (obviously). Liked the Court Jester so much I bought it on 12" laser disc years ago (aka pregnant DVD <grin>). My kids thought it was hilarious when I could get through the whole "beetle battle" page in Dr. Seuss on one breath. -Ben > Lol, not REALLY old like you. Just getting closer to old. > > It's just one of those phrases that stuck in my head after watching it all > those years ago. I've always liked rhymes like that, and I think I remember > (vaguely) repeating it to myself when I heard it in the movie. I like that > kind of silly nonsensical dialogue(i.e. who's on first) > > Here you guys go(I promise, I answered before searching): > > > Hawkins: I've got it! I've got it! The pellet with the poison's in the > vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is > true! Right? > Griselda: Right. But there's been a change: they broke the chalice from the > palace! > Hawkins: They broke the chalice from the palace? > Griselda: And replaced it with a flagon. > Hawkins: A flagon...? > Griselda: With the figure of a dragon. > Hawkins: Flagon with a dragon. > Griselda: Right. > Hawkins: But did you put the pellet with the poison in the vessel with the > pestle? > Griselda: No!!! The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon! > The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true! > Hawkins: The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon; the > vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true. > Griselda: Just remember that. > > (Audio clip too) > > http://www.reelclassics.com/Actors/Kaye/kaye.htm > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:56 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Trivia (was: Read this out loud!) > > ** DING !! Time !!! on the trivia question ** > > Matthew, > > am awarding you 9 out of 10 trivia points - you > obviously remember the movie and its theme, and even > quoted another line of the piece ("The flagon with the > dragon has "), but lose 1 point for missing the title - > The Court Jester, Danny Kaye, 1956. > > good job - are you a movie buff, or really old like me? > ;-) > > -Ben > > > I think it was an old robin hood spoof, maybe Danny Kane starring? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:33 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Read this out loud! > > > > This is almost as bad as Dr. Seuss' Tweetle Beetle > > Battle in "Fox in Socks". > > > > But not as good as "the vessel with the pestle has the > > brew that is true". 10 trivia points for identifying. > > > > -Ben > > > Read this to yourself aloud - it's GREAT!) > > > > > > If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, > > > and the bus is interrupted at a very last resort, > > > and the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort, > > > then the socket packet pocket has an error to report. > > > > > > If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash, > > > and the double-clicking icon puts your Window in the trash, > > > and your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash, > > > then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!! > > > > > > If the label on the cable on the table at your house > > > says the network is connected to the button on your mouse, > > > but your packets want to tunnel to another protocol, > > > that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall, > > > > > > And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, > > > so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse; > > > then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang, > > > 'cuz sure as I'm a poet, the stinker's gonna hang! > > > > > > When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk, > > > and the macro code instructions cause unnecessary risk, > > > then you'll have to flash the memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM. > > > Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your Mom! > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
