I read the Mark Twain and now I'm frankly afraid to read the Homer Price. But I did get a chuckle from Twain before the relentless earworm returned right there, PUNCH in the presence of the passenjare. Allemande left like a rabbit and a hare, then promenade all with nare' a bear care.
Jerome On Tue, May 3, 2022, 9:47 PM David Harding via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Mark Twain was familiar with the concept of an ear worm. > https://acephalous.typepad.com/acephalous/mark-twain-a-literary-nig.html > > Robert McCloskey's Homer Price also encountered an ear worm in "Pie and > Punch and You-Know-Whats", the last chapter of "Centerburg Tales". > https://www.audible.com/pd/Homer-Price-and-Centerburg-Tales-by-Robert-McCloskey-Pie-and-Punch-and-You-Know-Whats-Podcast/B08ZM4JTQF > > > On 5/3/2022 12:20 PM, Becky Liddle via Contra Callers wrote: > > The key to ear worm relief is that the substitute tune must (a) not have > any tempting/endless-loop repeats in it, (b) should be interesting/varied > enough to hold your attention long enough to blot out the ear worm, and (c) > must have a clear & final/satisfying ending. > My go-to is Stars & Stripes Forever (yes, there are repeats, but first you > add the trombones, then you add the piccolo, and trying to keep both > countermelodies going in your head at the same time is enough of a > challenge to stamp out any worm). > Becky > > On May 3, 2022, at 11:52 AM, Robert Golder via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I find earworm relief in *Clair de Lune* by Claude Debussy (solo piano). > Best wishes … Bob > > On May 3, 2022, at 11:23 AM, Amy Cann via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > You need an EarwormCancellationDevice (I forget how to say it in German). > > It's a tune -- personal to you, everyone has their own -- that when > you sing or hum it will nudge the parasite out and take its place, and > then you can stop singing *it*. It's a two-step process. > > The person who educated me about this uses "Simple Gifts", my own is > Le Marche De Rois from Bizet's L'Arlesienne. > > On 5/3/22, Ridge Kennedy via Contra Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Curse you callers & musicians. I am now infected with one of the most > insidious of parasites: The earworm Baumontum Raggus. The nasty little > creature is crawling through my subconscious at a leisurely 86 bpm, > frequently raising its volume and causing erratic shoulder shimmies and the > occasional bobbing of the head. Shame on all of you for allowing > this beastly little bug to spread. > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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